Definition

1. Proper noun:
   • Anthropologist: Lewis Henry Morgan was a 19th-century American anthropologist and social theorist. He is best known for his pioneering work on kinship systems and his theories of social evolution, particularly his studies of the Iroquois, including the Seneca nation.

Usage Examples

• Proper noun:
  • Lewis Henry Morgan's book "Ancient Society" proposed a theory of cultural evolution.
  • The anthropological methods of Lewis Henry Morgan were groundbreaking for his time.

Advanced Usage

• "Morgan's stages of social evolution": Refers to his theoretical framework that human societies progress from savagery through barbarism to civilization.
  • The lecture covered Morgan's stages of social evolution and their subsequent critique.

Variants and Related Words

• Morganian (adj): Pertaining to the theories or work of Lewis Henry Morgan.
  • A Morganian analysis of kinship structures.

Synonyms

• Anthropologist: A social scientist who studies human societies and cultures.
• Ethnologist: A scholar who studies and compares different cultures.

Noun

1. United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)