HRABANUS MAURUS. See RABAMES MAURUS.
HRDLIdKA, dlich'ka, Ales, American an thropologist: b. Humpoletz, Bohemia, 30 March 1869. After a preliminary education in Bo hemia he emigrated to the United States and undertook studies at the Eclectic College and the Homeopathic College. His work led him to undertake special research among the insane and defectives, from which studies he became interested in physical anthropology. From 1896-99 he was associate in anthropology at the New York State Pathological Institute. He spent some time also in Europe studying at the University of Paris and making extensive investigations in criminal and defective insti tutions. For many years he has been associated with the American Museum of Natural History, where he conducted expeditions in anthropolog ical research in various parts of the United States, Mexico, Peru, South America, Egypt, the Balkans, Europe, Siberia, Russia and Mon golia. He holds the theory that the American
aborigines are of Asiatic origin. Since 1910 he has been curafor of the American Museum, in the department of physical anthropology. Hrcllielca is a member of various distinguished American and foreign societies devoted to this subject and was associate editor of the American Naturalist. He has written 'Report on Anthropological Work in the State Institu tion for Feeble-Minded Children, Syracuse, N. Y.>(1898); 'Anthropological Investigations on One Thousand White and Colored Children> (1899) ; 'The Eskimo Brain' (1901) ; 'Ancient Man in North America' (1907) ; 'Tuberculosis Among Indians' (1909) ; 'Observations on Eskimo' (1910) ; 'Ancient Man in South America' (1912) ; 'Anthropological Work in Peru in 1913' (1914).