William James Perry
| William James Perry | |||||
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| Born | 1887 | ||||
| Died | 1949 | ||||
| Residence |
St Anne's, Redhill, Surrey [A63 1910] Pocklington School, E. Yorks [1911] The University, Manchester [A63 1923] University College, Gower Street, WC1 [1923] Courtlands, Roydon-by-Ware, Herts [1937] | ||||
| Occupation |
academic anthropologist educator | ||||
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Contents
Notes
Office Notes
RAI Council 1925 Member
RAI Council 1926 Member
House Notes
1910.09.17 proposed by W.H.R. Rivers, seconded by A.C. Haddon
1923.02.20 nominated; proposed by E.N. Fallaize, seconded by H.J.E. Peake 27 Feb. 1923, elected 27 Mar. 1923
1923.11.20 It was resolved to forgo Mr W.J. Perry’s Entrance fee.
Reader in Cultural Anthropology, University College London
Notes From Elsewhere
William James Perry (1887–1949), usually known as W. J. Perry, was a leader in cultural anthropology at University College, London.
Megalith culture, according to him, was transmitted to the rest of the world from Egypt.
He was a convinced Hyperdiffusionist and collaborated with Grafton Elliot Smith. He was also interested in the history of religion. His daughter, a chemist, Margaret, married the eminent physiologist, Professor Robert Harkness.
[from Pocklington School] Another visitor, currently preparing a PhD on the subject of the Diffusionist Movement, was researching a former Master, William James Perry, who taught Mathematics between 1912 and 1919. It would appear from the school records that Perry introduced many of his later theories to the debating society of the time. Some of these were very advanced for the times. We have received material on Perry for
our Archives, and were able to provide not only photographs, but also much new material on a relatively unknown man.
Publications
External Publications
The Megalithic Culture of Indonesia (1918) The Children of the Sun: a Study in the Early History of Civilization (1923); alternate title: The Children of the Sun: A Study of the Egyptian Settlement of the Pacific
The Origin of Magic and Religion (1923)
The Growth of Civilization (1924)
Gods and Men: The Attainment of Immortality (1927)
The Primordial Ocean: An Introductory Contribution to Social Psychology (1935)
House Publications
Theology and Physiological Paternity.
Man, Vol. 32 (Jul., 1932), pp. 175-176
Sumer and Egypt. Man, Vol. 29 (Feb., 1929), pp. 28-33
[The Children of the Sun] Man, Vol. 27 (Nov., 1927), pp. 215-216
Pearls and Pearl-Shell in the Pacific.
Man, Vol. 25 (Mar., 1925), pp. 37-41
Dr. H. O. Forbes and "The Orientation of the Dead in Indonesia." Man, Vol. 16 (Mar., 1916), pp. 34-35
Mr. Hutton's Comments on the Megalithic Culture of Indonesia. Man, Vol. 23 (Jul., 1923), pp. 103-105
The Children of the Sun. Man, Vol. 28 (Sep., 1928), pp. 163-164
The Children of the Sun. Man, Vol. 26 (Dec., 1926), pp. 227-228
"The Children of the Sun." Man, Vol. 28 (Aug., 1928), p. 144
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