Gunnar Landtman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gunnar Landtman

Finnish philosopher and sociologist

Date of Birth: 06-May-1878

Place of Birth: Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

Date of Death: 30-Oct-1940

Profession: politician, university teacher, sociologist, anthropologist, philosopher

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Gunnar Landtman (6 May 1878, Helsinki – 30 October 1940, Helsinki) 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.
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 (SFP).