Gunnar Landtman

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• Sociology
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Gunnar Landtman's Degrees

• PhD Philosophy University of Helsinki

Why Is Gunnar Landtman Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Gunnar Landtman was a Finnish philosopher as well as a sociology and philosophy professor. A pupil of Edvard Westermarck, he graduated from the University of Helsinki in 1905. He later became an associate professor there from 1910 to 1927 and then a temporary professor until his death in 1940. At the university, Landtman was a member of the Prometheus Society, a student society promoting freedom of religion. Landtman was the first modern sociological anthropologist. His most important journey was a two-year trip to Papua New Guinea where he lived with the Kiwai Papuans from 1910 to 1912. He was from 1922 to 1924 a member of the Parliament of Finland, where he represented the Swedish People's Party of Finland .

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Gunnar Landtman?

Gunnar Landtman is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of Tartu
• University of Helsinki