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Herbert Basedow (27 October 1881 – 4 June 1933) was an Australian anthropologist, geologist, politician, explorer and medical practitioner. Basedow was born in Kent Town, South Australia. His early education was in Adelaide, South Australia and Hanover, Germany. After finishing his schooling, Basedow studied science at the University of Adelaide where he majored in geology. Basedow later completed postgraduate studies at several European universities and undertook some medical work in Europe.

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  • Herbert Basedow (* 27. Oktober 1881 in , South Australia; † 4. Juni 1933 in Kent Town) war ein australischer Anthropologe, Geologe, Politiker, Mediziner und Entdecker. Basedow wurde als jüngster Sohn des deutschen Lehrers Martin Peter Friedrich Basedow, der Erziehungsminister in der Regierung von war, geboren. Herbert Basedow ging in einem Gymnasium in Hannover und im Prince Alfred College zur Schule, einer Schule für Bergbau, und anschließend zur University of Adelaide. Er studierte auch in Heidelberg, Göttingen, Breslau sowie in Zürich und schloss seine Studien mit einer Promotion ab. Basedow bekam eine Anstellung in der geologischen Abteilung von South Australia, wo er Assistent des Regierungs-Geologen Henry Yorke Lyell Brown wurde. Er begleitete und führte mehrere Expeditionen und entwickelte ein Interesse für Aborigines, mit denen er auch einige Zeit lebte. 1903 war er Mitglied der Expedition Nord-West-Australiens von . 1909 verließ er die geologische Abteilung und übernahm 1911 die Position des Chief-Protector of Aborigines im Northern Territory, den er nach kurzer Zeit desillusioniert aufgab. 1925 veröffentlichte er The Australian Aboriginal, ein Band mit 400 Seiten und zahlreichen Bildern. Herbert Basedow führte zahlreiche Expeditionen durch. 1920 leitete er eine Expedition zur Spurensuche des verschollenen Entdeckers Ludwig Leichhardt. 1926 finanzierte und leitete Basedow die große Expedition in Australien, die als Mackay Expedition in die Geschichte einging. Auf dieser Forschungsreise begleitete ihn Donald George Mackay. Auf einer weiteren Expedition erreichte Basedow den Gulf of Carpentaria. 1927 bewarb sich Herbert Basedow um einen Sitz in der (Abgeordnetenhaus) für das Barossa Council als unabhängiger Kandidat. Er erhielt die meisten Stimmen und hielt den Sitz bis 1930 inne. Im April 1933 wurde er wieder gewählt. Er starb am 1933 an einer tiefen Beinvenenthrombose in Kent Town. Basedow war mit Olive Nell verheiratet, Tochter von A. C. Noyes, die ihn überlebte. Sie hatten keine Kinder. Sein Buch Knights of the Boomerang, Episodes from a Life Spent Among the Native Tribes of Australia wurde 1935 posthum veröffentlicht. Basedow war auch Autor verschiedener Artikel zur Anthropologie und Geologie. (de)
  • Herbert Basedow (27 October 1881 – 4 June 1933) was an Australian anthropologist, geologist, politician, explorer and medical practitioner. Basedow was born in Kent Town, South Australia. His early education was in Adelaide, South Australia and Hanover, Germany. After finishing his schooling, Basedow studied science at the University of Adelaide where he majored in geology. Basedow later completed postgraduate studies at several European universities and undertook some medical work in Europe. During his working life, Basedow took part in many major geological, exploratory and medical relief expeditions to central and northern Australia. On these expeditions, he took photographs and collected geological and natural history specimens and Aboriginal artefacts. Basedow was one of the few people of his time involved in recording the traditional life of Aboriginal Australians. He also actively lobbied government for better treatment of Aboriginal people and campaigned for an improvement in Aboriginal health. Elected at the 1927 election as an independent to the three-member seat of Barossa, Basedow served as a member of the South Australian House of Assembly for a three-year term. He was defeated at the 1930 election but was again elected at the 1933 election, shortly before his death in June that year. During his career, Basedow published widely on anthropology, geology and natural history. He also published detailed accounts of some of his expeditions and two major anthropological works on Aboriginal Australians. (en)
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  • Herbert Basedow (27 October 1881 – 4 June 1933) was an Australian anthropologist, geologist, politician, explorer and medical practitioner. Basedow was born in Kent Town, South Australia. His early education was in Adelaide, South Australia and Hanover, Germany. After finishing his schooling, Basedow studied science at the University of Adelaide where he majored in geology. Basedow later completed postgraduate studies at several European universities and undertook some medical work in Europe. (en)
  • Herbert Basedow (* 27. Oktober 1881 in , South Australia; † 4. Juni 1933 in Kent Town) war ein australischer Anthropologe, Geologe, Politiker, Mediziner und Entdecker. Basedow wurde als jüngster Sohn des deutschen Lehrers Martin Peter Friedrich Basedow, der Erziehungsminister in der Regierung von war, geboren. Herbert Basedow ging in einem Gymnasium in Hannover und im Prince Alfred College zur Schule, einer Schule für Bergbau, und anschließend zur University of Adelaide. Er studierte auch in Heidelberg, Göttingen, Breslau sowie in Zürich und schloss seine Studien mit einer Promotion ab. (de)
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