A. H. J. Prins, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

A. H. J. Prins

Dutch anthropologist

Date of Birth: 16-Dec-1921

Place of Birth: Harderwijk, Gelderland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 11-Feb-2000

Profession: university teacher, anthropologist

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Adriaan Hendrik Johan Prins, generally known as A.
H.
J.
Prins (1921, Harderwijk, Gelderland – 11 February 2000) was a Dutch Africanist and maritime anthropologist. He was a recipient of many research grants and fellowships (UNESCO, Ford Foundation, the Netherlands Organization for Pure Research, etc.), Prins was frequently consulted by the Dutch government and royal court, who valued his wealth of knowledge about the peoples and cultures of Africa and the Middle East. In addition to scores of encyclopedia entries and dozens of scholarly articles in a wide range of international journals such as Anthropos, Man, Human Organization, and The Mariner’s Mirror, Prins regularly published in Dutch newspapers and magazines.
Moreover, he illustrated many of his books and articles with his own ethnographic photographs, sketches, and pen drawings.