Ricardo Eduardo Latcham Cartwright (Thornbury, England, 5 March 1869 – Santiago, Chile, 16 October 1943) was an English-Chilean archaeologist, ethnologist, folklore scholar and teacher.

Born and raised near Bristol, England, as Richard Edward Latcham, he immigrated as a young man to Chile.

There he became known for his ethnological and archeological work related to the indigenous Mapuche, Diaguita[1] and Chango peoples.

Based on his contributions, he was selected as a member of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland.

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