Edward B.Tylor, who published a major book entitled Primitive Culture in 1871, is recognized as the first __________.

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Edward B. Tylor is recognized as the first scholar appointed to an academic position in anthropology. While he did make important contributions to the field through his work on primitive culture and the development of cultural evolutionism, he was not the first to formulate laws of human behavior (this can be attributed to figures like John Locke and Thomas Hobbes), suggest a scenario for human evolution (this was proposed by Charles Darwin), or live with primitive peoples in order to study them (this practice was already common among missionaries and explorers).

Edward BTylor, Who Published a Major Book Entitled Primitive Culture in in 1871