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Dunham, Katherine
(Encyclopedia) Dunham, KatherineDunham, Katherinedŭnˈəm [key], 1909?–2006, American dancer, choreographer, and anthropologist, b. Chicago. She studied anthropology at the Univ. of Chicago, where she…Róheim, Géza
(Encyclopedia) Róheim, Géza, 1891–1953, Hungarian anthropologist and psychoanalyst. He was educated at the universities of Leipzig, Berlin, and Budapest (Ph.D., 1914). From 1928 to 1931 he did…Ribeiro, Darcy
(Encyclopedia) Ribeiro, DarcyRibeiro, Darcyrēbāˈrü [key], 1922–97, Brazilian anthropologist, statesman, and author. An expert on the indigenous peoples of Brazil, he wrote many books, notably the six…Kluckhohn, Clyde Kay Maben
(Encyclopedia) Kluckhohn, Clyde Kay MabenKluckhohn, Clyde Kay Mabenklŭckˈhōn [key], 1905–60, American anthropologist, b. LeMars, Iowa, grad. Univ. of Wisconsin, 1928, M.A. Oxford, 1932, Ph.D. Harvard…Gluckman, Herman Max
(Encyclopedia) Gluckman, Herman MaxGluckman, Herman Maxglŭkˈmən [key], 1911–75, British anthropologist, b. Johannesburg, South Africa, grad. Univ. of Witwatersrand (B.A., 1930) and Oxford (Ph.D.,…Murdock, George Peter
(Encyclopedia) Murdock, George Peter, 1897–1985, American anthropologist, b. Meriden, Conn., grad. Yale (B.A., 1919; Ph.D., 1925). He taught at Yale and later at the Univ. of Pittsburgh, becoming…Biographies: Anthropologist
AnthropologistPeople in the NewsRecent ObituariesBiographies by CategoryAdams, Robert McCormick, Jr., American anthropologist Bandelier, Adolph Francis Alphonse, American anthropologist and…Lewis, Oscar
(Encyclopedia) Lewis, Oscar, 1914–70, American anthropologist, b. New York City, grad. City College of New York (B.S.S., 1936) and Columbia (Ph.D., 1940). He was a professor of anthropology at…Biographies: Selected Anthropologists and Archaeologists
Selected Anthropologists and Archaeologists Margaret Mead See also People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Anthropology Archaeology Some Ancient…descent
(Encyclopedia) descent, in anthropology, method of classifying individuals in terms of their various kinship connections. Matrilineal and patrilineal descent refer to the mother's or father's sib (or…Trending
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