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A. H. J. Prins | |
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| Born | Adriaan Hendrik Johan Prins 1921 Harderwijk, Gelderland, Netherlands |
| Died | 11 February 2000 (aged 78–79) |
| Occupation | Anthropologist |
| Spouse | Ita Prins |
| Children | Harald Prins |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Utrecht |
| Doctoral advisor | Henri Th. Fischer |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Anthropologist, Africanist |
| Institutions | University of Groningen |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Allies of World War II |
| Service/ | Intelligence |
| Unit | MI9, 21st Army Group |
Adriaan Hendrik Johan Prins (1921–11 February 2000) was a Dutch Africanist and maritime anthropologist.
He was a recipient of many research grants and fellowships (UNESCO, Ford Foundation, the Netherlands Organization for Pure Research, etc.), Prins was frequently consulted by the Dutch government and royal court, who valued his wealth of knowledge about the peoples and cultures of Africa and the Middle East.
In addition to scores of encyclopedia entries and dozens of scholarly articles in a wide range of international journals such as Anthropos, Man, Human Organization, and The Mariner’s Mirror, Prins regularly published in Dutch newspapers and magazines. Moreover, he illustrated many of his books and articles with his own ethnographic photographs, sketches, and pen drawings.