Thomas Athol Joyce, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Athol Joyce

British anthropologist

Date of Birth: 04-Aug-1878

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 03-Jan-1942

Profession: anthropologist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Thomas Athol Joyce OBE (4 August 1878 – 3 January 1942) was a British anthropologist.
He became an acknowledged expert on American and African Anthropology at the British Museum.
He led expeditions to excavate Mayan sites in British Honduras.
He wrote articles for the Encyclopædia Britannica including "Negro" which was derided in 1915 for its assumption of racial inferiority.
He was the President of both the Royal Anthropological Institute and the Anthropological section of the British Association.