Robert Henry Codrington
Date of Birth  :
1830-15-09
Place of Birth  :
Wiltshire,England
Country  :
United Kingdom
Field of Expertise  :
Anthropology
Educational background  :
Graduated with B.A from Wadham.
Acheivements / Contributions  :

  • Robert Henry Codrington was an Anglican priest and anthropologist who made the first study of Melanesian society and culture.

  • His work is still held as a classic of ethnography.

  • Some of the books published by him are:

    • The Melanesian Languages,(1885).

    • The Melanesians: Studies in their Anthropology and Folk-Lore(1891).

    • A Dictionary of the Language of Mota, Sugarloaf Island, Banks'Islands: With a short grammar and index.

    • "Melanesians" Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics.

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Bibliography  :
The Melanesians: Studies in Their Anthropology and Folk-Lore,The Melanesian Languages, A Dictionary of the Language of Mota, Sugarloaf Island, Banks Islands.