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Seligman, Charles Gabriel

(1873–1940)

F. J. West

https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/36011

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Seligman, Charles Gabriel (1873–1940), ethnologist, was born in London on 24 December 1873, the only child of Hermann Seligmann (1835–1889)—the final ‘n’ of the family name was dropped in 1914—a rich wine merchant, and his wife, Olivia Mendez da Costa. After uncongenial schooldays at ...

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date: 27 February 2021

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