Bertil Lundman

Bertil J. Lundman (1899–1993) was a Swedish anthropologist. He is best known for having created a racial classification system of Europeans in his book The Races And Peoples Of Europe (1977).

Theory of European races

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Lundman's racial classification

Bertil Lundman's book The Races and Peoples of Europe distinguishes several racial types (older synonyms in brackets):

1. Nordid (Nordic), including the subraces Falid, North Atlantid (North-Occidental) and Scandid
2. Paleo-Atlantid
3. West-Alpine
4. East-Alpine (Gorid)
5. West-Mediterranean (Ibero-Insular)
6. Berid
7. East-Mediterranean, including the subraces Saharid and Pontid
8. Arabid, including the Syrid subrace
9. Dinarid (Dinaric), including subraces Armenid and Carpathid (Litoral)
10. Volgid, including the subraces Sudeten and Pre-Pontid
11. East Baltid, including the subraces Tavastid (Sub-Nordid) and Savolaxid
12. Scando-Lappid (South-Lappid, Samid)
13. Mongolid strains: Kumid and Taigid

Rival theorists

Bertil Lundman is not the only person to have formed a racial classification system of Europeans. Another such person is Carleton S. Coon.