Grafton Elliot Smith
Grafton Elliot Smith ( born August 15, 1871 in Grafton, New South Wales, † January 1, 1937 in London) was an Australian anatomist, anthropologist and Egyptologist.
Smith was from 1900 to 1909 professor of anatomy in Cairo, 1909-1919 Professor of Anatomy at the University of Manchester from 1919 to 1937 at University College London.
He represented along with William James Perry (1887-1949) a heliocentric diffusionism, who identified ancient Egypt as the cradle of human culture.
1912, the Royal Medal of the Royal Society awarded him.
Writings
- The Natural Subdivision of the Cerebral Hemisphere. In 1901.
- The Primary Subdivisions of the Mammalian Cerebellum. In 1902.
- The Ancient Egyptians and the Origin of Civilization. London / New York, Harper & Brother, 1911.
- Catalogue of the Royal Mummies in the Museum of Cairo. Cairo 1912.
- On the Significance of the geographical distribution of Mummification - a study of the migration of peoples and the spread of Certain customs and beliefs. , 1916.
- The Evolution of the Dragon. , 1919.
- Tutankhamen and the Discovery of his Tomb .1923.
- Evolution of Man: Essays. 1924, 2nd edition 1927.
- Human History., 1930.
- The Diffusion of Culture. London, Watts, 1933.