Félix Faustino Outes
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Félix Faustino Outes was an Argentine anthropologist, archeologist and linguist.
, and was educated at the Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires
and the University of Buenos Aires
, graduating with a medical degree
in 1899. He showed an early interest in anthropology
, and in 1897, published Los Querandí
es, a study of the Argentine tribe of the same name. He traveled to France
to complete further studies at the École d'Anthropologie
, and became a member of the Royal Anthropological Institute and the American Anthropological Association
, among others. He joined the Bernardino Rivadavia Natural Sciences Museum
in 1903, an worked there until 1911.
Outes taught as Professor of Ethnology, Anthropology and Archeology at the University of La Plata, and most of his seminal publications date from this era, including:
He joined the University of Buenos Aires
as Professor of Human Geography in 1914, and in 1930, was appointed Chair of the Archaeology Department.
He founded the Geographic Investigations Institute in 1917, and directed the Anthropology and Ethnography Museum of Buenos Aires
between 1930 and 1938. He was one of the founders of Argentine Society of Anthropology.
Felix Faustino Outes died in 1939, at 61.
Biography
Outes was born in Buenos AiresBuenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, and was educated at the Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires
Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires
Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires is a public high school in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In the tradition of the European gymnasium it provides a free education that includes classical languages such as Latin and Greek. The school is one of the most prestigious in Argentina...
and the University of Buenos Aires
University of Buenos Aires
The University of Buenos Aires is the largest university in Argentina and the largest university by enrollment in Latin America. Founded on August 12, 1821 in the city of Buenos Aires, it consists of 13 faculties, 6 hospitals, 10 museums and is linked to 4 high schools: Colegio Nacional de Buenos...
, graduating with a medical degree
Medical degree
A medical degree is, broadly defined, any academic degree which places its holder in a position to engage in the practice of medicine. BBC has reported that Medicine related degree programs such as MBBS, BDS and PharmD are the most difficult degree programs of all the other Bachelor degree programs...
in 1899. He showed an early interest in anthropology
Anthropology
Anthropology is the study of humanity. It has origins in the humanities, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. The term "anthropology" is from the Greek anthrōpos , "man", understood to mean mankind or humanity, and -logia , "discourse" or "study", and was first used in 1501 by German...
, and in 1897, published Los Querandí
Querandí
The Querandí were one of the Het peoples, indigenous South Americans who lived in the Pampas area of Argentina; specifically, they were the eastern Didiuhet. The name Querandí was given by the Guaraní people, as they would consume animal fat in their daily diet. Thus, Querandí means "men with...
es, a study of the Argentine tribe of the same name. He traveled to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
to complete further studies at the École d'Anthropologie
Société d'Anthropologie de Paris
The Society of Anthropology of Paris was a French learned society for anthropology founded by Paul Broca in 1859. It was disbanded in the 1930s....
, and became a member of the Royal Anthropological Institute and the American Anthropological Association
American Anthropological Association
The American Anthropological Association is a professional organization of scholars and practitioners in the field of anthropology. With 11,000 members, the Arlington, Virginia based association includes archaeologists, cultural anthropologists, biological anthropologists, linguistic...
, among others. He joined the Bernardino Rivadavia Natural Sciences Museum
Bernardino Rivadavia Natural Sciences Museum
The Bernardino Rivadavia Natural Sciences Museum is a public museum located in the Caballito section of Buenos Aires, Argentina.-History and overview:...
in 1903, an worked there until 1911.
Outes taught as Professor of Ethnology, Anthropology and Archeology at the University of La Plata, and most of his seminal publications date from this era, including:
- Contribución al estudio de la etnología argentina (1897–98)
- La edad de piedra en la Patagonia (1905)
- Las viejas razas argentinas (1910)
- Los aborígenes del la República Argentina (1910)
He joined the University of Buenos Aires
University of Buenos Aires
The University of Buenos Aires is the largest university in Argentina and the largest university by enrollment in Latin America. Founded on August 12, 1821 in the city of Buenos Aires, it consists of 13 faculties, 6 hospitals, 10 museums and is linked to 4 high schools: Colegio Nacional de Buenos...
as Professor of Human Geography in 1914, and in 1930, was appointed Chair of the Archaeology Department.
He founded the Geographic Investigations Institute in 1917, and directed the Anthropology and Ethnography Museum of Buenos Aires
Juan B. Ambrosetti Museum of Ethnography
The Juan B. Ambrosetti Museum of Ethnography is an Argentine museum maintained by the University of Buenos Aires School of Philosophy and Letters.-Overview:...
between 1930 and 1938. He was one of the founders of Argentine Society of Anthropology.
Felix Faustino Outes died in 1939, at 61.