James George Frazer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James George Frazer

Scottish social anthropologist

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1854

Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 07-May-1941

Profession: writer, historian, theologian, classical scholar, anthropologist, mythographer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Sir James George Frazer (; 1 January 1854 – 7 May 1941) was a Scottish social anthropologist and folklorist influential in the early stages of the modern studies of mythology and comparative religion.
His most famous work, The Golden Bough (1890), documents and details the similarities among magical and religious beliefs around the globe.
Frazer posited that human belief progressed through three stages: primitive magic, replaced by religion, in turn replaced by science.