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Robert Layton (died 1586)
Robert Layton may refer to: * Robert Layton (politician) (1925–2002), Canadian politician` * Robert Hugh Layton Robert H. Layton (born 1944) is a British anthropologist anFellow of the British Academy He is Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at Durham University. He has carried out fieldwork in rural France and in a number of Aboriginal communities in ... (born 1944), British anthropologist * R. T. Layton (1884–1941), English special effects artist * Robert Layton (musicologist) (1930–2020), English musicologist and music critic {{hndis, Layton, Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Layton (politician)
Robert Edward John Layton (December 25, 1925 – May 9, 2002) was a Canadian politician who served as the minister of State from 1984 to 1986. Early career Robert Layton was born in Montreal, the son of Norah Lestelle (née England) and former Quebec cabinet minister Gilbert Layton. He graduated from McGill University in 1947. He spent much of his professional career running an engineering consulting business in Montreal, Quebec. He became a political activist for the Liberal Party of Canada, running unsuccessfully in 1972 for the party's nomination for the riding of Vaudreuil. Member of Parliament In the 1980s, he joined the Progressive Conservative Party, and was elected to the Parliament of Canada in the 1984 election from the Quebec riding of Lachine, covering suburban communities on the west end of the island of Montreal. He was re-elected in the 1988 election. Layton served as Minister of State for Mines in the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Brian M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Hugh Layton
Robert H. Layton (born 1944) is a British anthropologist anFellow of the British Academy He is Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at Durham University. He has carried out fieldwork in rural France and in a number of Aboriginal communities in Australia, and recently on traditional craft in rural China. Robert Layton studied anthropology at University College London under the famous Australian anthropologist Phyllis Kaberry. He completed his DPhil under the supervision of F.G. Bailey at the University of Sussex. He is known for his eclectic approach to anthropology and diverse range of interests. He has written extensively about art, archaeology, the evolution of hunter-gatherer society and culture, the co-evolution of genes and culture, social change and anthropological theory. He was the recipient of the Royal Anthropological Institute'Rivers Memorial Medalfor a substantive contribution to anthropology in 2003 Social change in rural France Robert Layton's doctoral research w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |