Emil Ludwig Schmidt
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Emil Ludwig Schmidt was a German anthropologist and ethnologist who was a native of Upper Eichstätt
. He was son-in-law to art historian Johannes Adolph Overbeck
(1826-1895).
Originally trained as a doctor, Schmidt was a surgical assistant in Bonn
, and later worked as a physician at the Alfried Krupp Hospital in Essen
. In 1869-70 and 1876 he took anthropological study trips to North America
, and in 1875 performed research in Egypt. In 1885 he received habilitation at the University of Leipzig
, where in 1889 he became professor of anthropology and ethnology. In 1889-90 he performed research in Ceylon and southern India.
In 1900 Schmidt donated his collection of more than 1000 human skull
s to the University of Leipzig
.
Eichstätt
Eichstätt is a town in the federal state of Bavaria, Germany, and capital of the District of Eichstätt. It is located along the Altmühl River, at , and had a population of 13,078 in 2002. It is home to the Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, the lone Catholic university in Germany. The...
. He was son-in-law to art historian Johannes Adolph Overbeck
Johannes Overbeck
Johannes Adolph Overbeck was a German archaeologist and art historian.-Biography:Overbeck was born in Antwerp. He was son-in-law to zoologist Georg August Goldfuss , and was father-in-law to anthropologist Emil Ludwig Schmidt . His uncle was famed painter Friedrich Overbeck .In 1848 Overbeck...
(1826-1895).
Originally trained as a doctor, Schmidt was a surgical assistant in Bonn
Bonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
, and later worked as a physician at the Alfried Krupp Hospital in Essen
Essen
- Origin of the name :In German-speaking countries, the name of the city Essen often causes confusion as to its origins, because it is commonly known as the German infinitive of the verb for the act of eating, and/or the German noun for food. Although scholars still dispute the interpretation of...
. In 1869-70 and 1876 he took anthropological study trips to North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, and in 1875 performed research in Egypt. In 1885 he received habilitation at the University of Leipzig
University of Leipzig
The University of Leipzig , located in Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, is one of the oldest universities in the world and the second-oldest university in Germany...
, where in 1889 he became professor of anthropology and ethnology. In 1889-90 he performed research in Ceylon and southern India.
In 1900 Schmidt donated his collection of more than 1000 human skull
Human skull
The human skull is a bony structure, skeleton, that is in the human head and which supports the structures of the face and forms a cavity for the brain.In humans, the adult skull is normally made up of 22 bones...
s to the University of Leipzig
University of Leipzig
The University of Leipzig , located in Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, is one of the oldest universities in the world and the second-oldest university in Germany...
.
Selected publications
- Anthropologische Methoden (Anthropological methods), Leipzig 1888
- Die Vorgeschichte Nordamerikas im Gebiete der Vereinigten Staaten (Prehistory of North America in Areas of the United States), Braunschweig 1894
- Reise in Süd- Indien (Travel in southern India), Leipzig 1894
- Ceylon, Berlin 1897