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Robert Briffault
Robert Stephen Briffault MC* ([ʁo.ˈbɛʁ stə.ˈfɑ̃ bʁi.ˈfo], 1874 – 11 December 1948) was a French surgeon who found fame as a social anthropologist and later in life as a novelist.
Briffault was born in either France or London, on 8 November 1874, the son of a French diplomat, Charles Frédéric Briffault, and the Scottish Margaret Mann (née Stewart). He later cited his year of birth as 1876, likely to be young enough to enter the army in the First World War.
He married Anna Clarke in 1896, with whom he had three children. After her death in 1919, he married Herma Hoyt (1898–1981), an American writer and translator.
He spent time in France and elsewhere in Europe following his father. After the death of his father in 1887, Briffault and his mother moved to New Zealand. Briffault received his MB and ChB from the University of Otago in New Zealand and commenced medical practice.
Briffault served on the Western Front and at Gallipoli during WWI. He was served within the British Expeditionary Force as part of the Royal Army Medical Corps from mid 1915. He was awarded the Military Cross for his service.
Dr Briffault was a member of the Auckland Institute and Museum between the 1890s to 1920. During 1909-1910, he served as president and then in 1911-1912 as Vice-president of the Auckland Institute and Museum.
Briffault settled in England where he turned to the study of sociology and anthropology. He also lived for some time in the USA, and later Paris.He died in Hastings, Sussex, England on 11 December 1948.
Briffault debated the institution of marriage with Bronisław Malinowski in the 1930s and corresponded with Bertrand Russell.
Robert Briffault
Robert Stephen Briffault MC* ([ʁo.ˈbɛʁ stə.ˈfɑ̃ bʁi.ˈfo], 1874 – 11 December 1948) was a French surgeon who found fame as a social anthropologist and later in life as a novelist.
Briffault was born in either France or London, on 8 November 1874, the son of a French diplomat, Charles Frédéric Briffault, and the Scottish Margaret Mann (née Stewart). He later cited his year of birth as 1876, likely to be young enough to enter the army in the First World War.
He married Anna Clarke in 1896, with whom he had three children. After her death in 1919, he married Herma Hoyt (1898–1981), an American writer and translator.
He spent time in France and elsewhere in Europe following his father. After the death of his father in 1887, Briffault and his mother moved to New Zealand. Briffault received his MB and ChB from the University of Otago in New Zealand and commenced medical practice.
Briffault served on the Western Front and at Gallipoli during WWI. He was served within the British Expeditionary Force as part of the Royal Army Medical Corps from mid 1915. He was awarded the Military Cross for his service.
Dr Briffault was a member of the Auckland Institute and Museum between the 1890s to 1920. During 1909-1910, he served as president and then in 1911-1912 as Vice-president of the Auckland Institute and Museum.
Briffault settled in England where he turned to the study of sociology and anthropology. He also lived for some time in the USA, and later Paris.He died in Hastings, Sussex, England on 11 December 1948.
Briffault debated the institution of marriage with Bronisław Malinowski in the 1930s and corresponded with Bertrand Russell.