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Leo Frobenius

1873 – August 9, 1938

German ethnologist and archaeologist (1873–1938)

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Leo Viktor Frobenius was a German ethnologist, African researcher and the founder of the cultural circle theory. Between 1904 and 1935 he led several research expeditions to various regions of Africa.

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