Harry Skinner (ethnologist)
Harry Skinner | |
|---|---|
| Born | Henry Devenish Skinner 18 December 1886 New Plymouth, New Zealand |
| Died | 9 February 1978 (aged 91) Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Awards | Parker Memorial Prize Percy Smith Medal (1925) Hector Memorial Medal and Prize (1926) Andre Medal (1936) Honorary LittD Otago (1962) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Anthropology; ethnology |
| Institutions | Otago Museum University of Otago Hocken Library |
| Relatives | William Skinner (father) |
Henry Devenish Skinner CBE DCM (18 December 1886 – 9 February 1978), known as Harry Skinner or H.D. Skinner, was a notable New Zealand soldier, ethnologist, university lecturer, museum curator and director, and librarian.