Dillenius, Juliane (1884-1949)

Collection - Estate

Juliane Dillenius (Juliane Lehmann-Nitsche) (née Dillenius) was a physical anthropologist and ethnologist who lived and worked in Argentina. She is thought to be the first woman to have obtained a PhD in anthropology in Argentina. The Dillenius family played an important role in the history of Germans in Argentina. In 1913 Dillenius married the German physical anthropologist and ethnologist Robert Lehmann-Nitsche (external link, opens in a new window) (1872-1938).

Material:

6 cases
manuscripts
documents on the history of science
letters
postcards
telegrams
personal documents
documents on the engagement and marriage of Juliane Dillenius and Robert Lehmann-Nitsche
newspaper clippings
photographs

Provenance: The documents were part of Robert Lehmann-Nitsche’s papers which were indexed separately as part of a project (2007-2009) funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation).

Keywords: Argentina

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