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Alfred Métraux (5 November 1902 – 12 April 1963) was a Swiss and Argentine anthropologist, ethnologist and human rights leader.
Alfred Métraux (born Nov. 5, 1902, Lausanne, Switz.—died April 12, 1963, Paris, Fr.) was a Swiss anthropologist noted for his pioneering contributions to South American ethnohistory and the examination of African culture in Haiti.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Alfred Métraux (1902-1963) was a pioneer in South American ethnohistory, a student of African culture in the New World, and a specialist in the field of race relations. He was also instrumental in promoting the role of the social sciences in the United Nations and its specialized agencies.
Following the colonial expansion of France, Métraux participated in establishing ethnographic methods for codifying social life, material culture, and artistic forms. Through his own transatlantic voyages and personal exchanges, Métraux left personal documents in different parts of the world.
- Rodrigo Bulamah
- 2017
Alfred Métraux. As published in the Foundation’s Report for 1937–38: M É TRAUX, ALFRED: Appointed for anthropological researches among the Indians of the Gran Chaco; tenure, twelve months from December 1, 1938. Born November 5, 1902, in Switzerland.
Alfred Métraux was part of a prolific moment in which French sociology and ethnology were enlarging their scientific scope and advancing toward new fields. Following the colonial expansion of France, Métraux participated in establishing ethnographic.
Charles Wagley ALFRED MÉTRAUX 1902–1963, American Anthropologist 66, no.3 3 (Oct 2009): 603–613.
