Berthold Laufer

Berthold Laufer
Born	(1874-10-11)October 11, 1874 Cologne, German Empire
Died	September 13, 1934(1934-09-13) (aged 59) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Scientific career
Fields	Anthropology Orientalism
Institutions	American Museum of Natural History Columbia University Field Museum

Berthold Laufer (October 11, 1874 – September 13, 1934) was a German anthropologist and historical geographer with an expertise in East Asian languages. The American Museum of Natural History calls him "one of the most distinguished sinologists of his generation".^[1]