The Ethnology of Europe

Name: The Ethnology of Europe
Author: R. G. Latham

By R. G. Latham

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A systematic regional survey examines the physical characteristics, languages, origins, and historical admixtures of European populations, proceeding chapter by chapter through Iberia, France, Italy, Greece, the Baltic and Russian domains, the Balkans, and Germanic and Scandinavian areas. It traces ancient substrata such as Iberian, Ligurian, and Keltic elements and later overlays from Roman, Germanic, Slavic, Semitic, and Turanian or Finno‑Ugric migrations, discusses methodological issues about the meaning of race and problems of displacement and intermixture, and offers analytical sketches of local populations and the linguistic and archaeological evidence used to infer descent and contacts.

About the Author

R. G. Latham

R. G. Latham was a prominent 19th-century philologist and ethnologist known for his extensive contributions to the study of language and human migration. His notable works include "A Handbook of the English Language," which serves as a comprehensive guide to English linguistics, and "Man and His Migrations," exploring the movements of human populations. Latham's writings often reflect a keen interest in the ethnology of Europe and the British Isles, as seen in titles like "The Ethnology of Europe" and "The Ethnology of the British Islands." Through his essays and studies, he significantly influenced the fields of philology and anthropology.