Paul Rivet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Paul Rivet

French ethnologist

Date of Birth: 07-May-1876

Place of Birth: Wasigny, Grand Est, France

Date of Death: 25-Mar-1959

Profession: politician, anthropologist, French Resistance fighter

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Paul Rivet (7 May 1876, Wasigny, Ardennes – 21 March 1958) was a French ethnologist; he founded the Musée de l'Homme in 1937.
In his professional work, Rivet is known for his theory that South America was originally populated in part by migrants who sailed there from Australia and Melanesia.
He got married with Mercedes Andrade Chiriboga, a woman born in Cuenca, Ecuador.