About Richard E. Latcham
Lived 1869 – 1943 (aged 74). Richard E. Latcham was a British anthropologist, archaeologist, civil engineer, ethnologist and teacher.
Ricardo Eduardo Latcham Cartwright (Thornbury, England, 5 March 1869 – Santiago, Chile, 16 October 1943) was an English-Chilean archaeologist, ethnologist, folklore scholar and teacher.
Born and raised near Bristol, England, as Richard Edward Latcham, he immigrated as a young man to Chile. There he became known for his ethnological and archeological work related to the indigenous Mapuche, Diaguita and Chango peoples.
He worked for the Chilean National Museum of Natural History. Based on his contributions, he was selected as a member of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland.
Latcham married in Chile and had a son with his wife. Their son is Ricardo A. Latcham, known as an Anglo-Chilean writer and historian.
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Who was Richard E. Latcham?
Chilean archaeologist
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Richard E. Latcham was born on 5 March 1869 in England.
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Richard E. Latcham died on 16 October 1943 in Chile.
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Richard E. Latcham was an anthropologist, archaeologist, civil engineer, ethnologist and teacher.
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Richard E. Latcham was British.
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