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Heine-Geldern, Robert Freiherr vonHeine-Geldern, Baron Robert, b. Grub (Lower Austria), July 16, 1885, d. Vienna, May 25, 1968, ethnologist and archaeologist. Carried out ethnological and archaeological research in Oceania, America and especially in South-East-Asia. Taught in Vienna, emigrated to the USA; supported a theory of global cultural relations. Works: Die Megalithen SO-Asiens, 1928; Urheimat und früheste Wanderung der Austronesier, 1932. - Edition: Gesammelte Schriften, 13 vols., 1976-1999. Literature: C. Pellech (ed.), Tagungsberichte R. Frh. v. H.-G., 2000.
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