Walter Baldwin Spencer
Sir Baldwin Spencer | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 June 1860 Stretford, Lancashire |
| Died | 14 July 1929 (aged 69) Hoste Island, Chile |
| Nationality | British |
| Awards | Clarke Medal (1923) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Anthropologist |
Sir Walter Baldwin Spencer KCMG FRS (23 June 1860 – 14 July 1929), commonly referred to as Sir Baldwin Spencer, was a British-Australian evolutionary biologist, anthropologist and ethnologist. He is known for his fieldwork with Aboriginal peoples in Central Australia, contributions to the study of ethnography, and academic collaborations with Frank Gillen. Spencer introduced the study of zoology at the University of Melbourne and held the title of Emeritus Professor until his death in 1929. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1900 and knighted in 1916.