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            Edward Burnett Tylor was born on October 2, 1832 in London, England.  Edward’s parents were Joseph Tylor and Harriet Skipper, he had a brother named Alfred and they were born in the life of being a Quaker, technology, and lots of money in the family.  Tylor was a prominent Anthropologist and he strongly believed in cultural evolution.  Tylor attended the school Tottenham with his Brother Alfred’s guidance.  He had tuberculosis; so it made Tylor have a prompt travel life, which finally led him to Mexico.  He is considered the “Father of Anthropology.” Tylor had many accomplishments throughout his life.  He was intrigued by science and culture and the ways in which he believed they were related.  He has had extensive research in science and he somehow related his findings to Anthropology.  He was head of the University Museum at Oxford and was a Professor of Anthropology in the years of 1896 until 1909.  He was the one person that led a pathway so that graduate students were able to have a degree in Anthropology from Oxford University.  He states clearly on the subject of animism “the idea that all living things were produced by a spiritual force and have souls, also that demons and spirits exist (Internet).”  Mentality it seems to Tylor was a very important aspect of what directs people’s actions.  Another accomplishment that Tylor had under his belt was of the Primitive Religions. His first book was Anthropology believing it was connected to culture and theories.  He had other books that were published during his career which include: Researches into the Early History of Mankind published in 1865, Primitive Culture published in 1871, and Anahuac published in 1861.  Edward Tylor helped lay the foundation for other university programs to start their own Anthropology departments.  In 1883, Tylor formed the Anthropological Section of the British Association.  His thoughts on culture and how it includes the knowledge, beliefs, arts, customs, morals, laws, and anything else that we might be able to conclude in what makes up this society.