Background
Joseph Deniker was born on the 6th of March, 1852 in Astrakhan, Russia, of French parents.
Joseph Deniker was born on the 6th of March, 1852 in Astrakhan, Russia, of French parents.
Joseph Deniker attended Technological Institute in Saint St. Petersburg. He received a Doctor of Science degree in Paris.
Joseph Deniker travelled in Caucasus and Persia, in Italy, Germany, Austria, etc., specially for ethnological research. Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur. President or Secretary of many International Congresses.
Joseph Deniker was a late President of Societe d’Anthropologie de Paris. Honorary Fellow of Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain. Late President of Association des Bibliothecaires 1'raugais.
Deniker was known primarily for his attempts to develop highly detailed maps of race in Europe.
Fond of collecting ethnographical photographs.