George Pitt-Rivers

George Pitt-Rivers
Born(1890-05-22)22 May 1890
London, England
Died17 June 1966(1966-06-17) (aged 76)
OccupationAnthropologist
Spouse(s)
(m. 1915; div. 1930)

(m. 1931; div. 1937)
PartnerStella Lonsdale
Children3
Parents
  • Alexander Edward Lane Fox-Pitt-Rivers (father)
  • Alice Ruth Hermione Thynne (mother)
RelativesAugustus Pitt Rivers (paternal grandfather)
Lord Henry Thynne (maternal grandfather)
Michael Pitt-Rivers (son)
Julian Pitt-Rivers (son)
Valerie Pitt-Rivers (daughter-in-law)
Military career
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch British Army
Years of service1911-1918
RankCaptain
Unit1st (Royal) Dragoons
Battles / wars

George Henry Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers (22 May 1890 – 17 June 1966) was a British anthropologist and eugenicist who was a wealthy landowner in England in the interwar period. He embraced anti-Bolshevism and anti-Semitism and became a supporter of Oswald Mosley, which led to him being interned by the British government in the Second World War.