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title full_name born died nationality occupation url
Franz Boas Franz Uri Boas 1858 1942 German anthropologist and a pioneer of modern anthropology who has been called the "Father of American Anthropology" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Boas
Ashley Montagu Montague Francis Ashley-Montagu 1905 n/a British anthropologist who popularized the study of topics such as race and gender and their relation to politics and development https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Montagu
David Graeber David Rolfe Graeber 1961 2020 American anthropologist and anarchist activist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Graeber
Michael Maccoby Michael Maccoby null null American psychoanalyst and anthropologist globally recognized as an expert on leadership for his research, writing and projects to improve organizations and work https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Maccoby
Raphael Patai Raphael Patai 1910 1996 Hungarian Jewish ethnographer, historian, Orientalist and anthropologist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphael_Patai
Ernest Becker Ernest Becker 1924 1974 American cultural anthropologist and author of the 1974 Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Denial of Death https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Becker
Claude Lévi-Strauss Claude Lévi-Strauss 1908 2009 French anthropologist and ethnologist whose work was key in the development of the theories of structuralism and structural anthropology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Lévi-Strauss
Emmanuel Todd Emmanuel Todd 1951 n/a French historian, anthropologist, demographer, sociologist and political scientist at the National Institute of Demographic Studies (INED) in Paris https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Todd
Karl Polanyi Karl Paul Polanyi 1886 1964 Austrian economic historian, economic anthropologist, economic sociologist, political economist, historical sociologist and social philosopher https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Polanyi
Marshall Sahlins Marshall David Sahlins 1930 2021 American cultural anthropologist best known for his ethnographic work in the Pacific and for his contributions to anthropological theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Sahlins
Gene Weltfish Gene Weltfish 1902 1980 American anthropologist and historian working at Columbia University from 1928 to 1953 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Weltfish
Maurice Fishberg Maurice Fishberg 1872 1934 American Jewish physical anthropologist who specialised in the ethnology of the Jews https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Fishberg
David Kertzer David Israel Kertzer 1948 n/a American anthropologist, historian, and academic, specializing in the political, demographic, and religious history of Italy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Kertzer
Edward Sapir Edward Sapir 1884 1939 American Jewish anthropologist-linguist, who is widely considered to be one of the most important figures in the development of the discipline of linguistics in the United States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Sapir
Marcel Mauss Marcel Mauss 1872 1950 French sociologist and anthropologist known as the "Father of French ethnology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Mauss
Johnny Clegg Jonathan Paul Clegg, OBE, OIS 1953 2019 South African musician, singer-songwriter, dancer, anthropologist and anti-apartheid activist, some of whose work was in musicology focused on the music of indigenous South African peoples https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Clegg
Ernest Gellner Ernest André Gellner FRAI 1925 1995 British philosopher and social anthropologist described by The Daily Telegraph, when he died, as one of the world's most vigorous intellectuals, and by The Independent as a "one-man crusader for critical rationalism" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Gellner
Gayle Rubin Gayle S. Rubin 1949 n/a American cultural anthropologist best known as an activist and theorist of sex and gender politics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gayle_Rubin
Leonard Glick Leonard Glick null null American anthropologist, historian of ideas, and author https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Glick
Josh Bernstein Josh Bernstein 1971 n/a American explorer, author, executive producer, survival expert, anthropologist, and TV host best known as the host of Digging for the Truth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Bernstein
Friedrich Katz Friedrich Katz 1927 2010 Austrian anthropologist and historian who specialized in 19th and 20th century history of Latin America, particularly, in the Mexican Revolution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Katz
Mark Zborowski Mark Zborowski 1908 1990 null anthropologist and an NKVD agent (Venona codenames TULIP and KANT) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Zborowski
Talal Asad Talal Asad 1932 n/a null Saudi-born cultural anthropologist who is currently a professor of anthropology at the City University of New York Graduate Center https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talal_Asad
Eric Wolf Eric Robert Wolf 1923 1999 null anthropologist, best known for his studies of peasants, Latin America, and his advocacy of Marxist perspectives within anthropology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Wolf
Jeff Halper Jeff Halper 1946 n/a Israeli anthropologist, author, lecturer, and political activist who has lived in Israel since 1973 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Halper
Melville J. Herskovits Melville Jean Herskovits 1895 1963 Hungarian anthropologist who helped establish African studies in American academia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melville_J._Herskovits
Meyer Fortes Meyer Fortes FBA FRAI 1906 1983 South African anthropologist, best known for his work among the Tallensi and Ashanti in Ghana https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meyer_Fortes
Adolf Bernhard Meyer Adolf Bernhard Meyer 1840 1911 German anthropologist, ornithologist, entomologist, and herpetologist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Bernhard_Meyer
Andrei Oișteanu Andrei Oișteanu 1948 n/a Romanian historian of religions and mentalities, ethnologist, cultural anthropologist, literary critic and novelist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrei_Oișteanu
Franz Weidenreich Franz Weidenreich 1873 1948 German Jewish anatomist and physical anthropologist who studied evolution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Weidenreich
Leo Klejn Lev Samuilovich Kleyn 1927 2019 Russian archaeologist, anthropologist and philologist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Klejn
David M. Rosen David M. Rosen null null American anthropologist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_M._Rosen
Michael Taussig Michael T. Taussig 1940 n/a Australian anthropologist and professor at Columbia University https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Taussig
Max Gluckman Herman Max Gluckman 1911 1975 South African social anthropologist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Gluckman
Sidney Mintz Sidney Wilfred Mintz 1922 2015 American anthropologist best known for his studies of the Caribbean, creolization, and the anthropology of food https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Mintz
Géza Róheim Géza Róheim 1891 1953 Hungarian psychoanalyst and anthropologist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Géza_Róheim
Georgina Born Georgina Emma Mary Born null null British academic, anthropologist, musicologist and musician https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgina_Born
Robert Lowie Robert Harry Lowie 1883 1957 Austrian anthropologist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lowie
Harry L. Shapiro Harry Lionel Shapiro 1902 1990 American anthropologist and eugenicist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_L._Shapiro
Claudia Roden Claudia Roden 1936 n/a Egyptian cookbook writer and cultural anthropologist of Sephardi/Mizrahi descent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudia_Roden
Arturo Warman Arturo ('Jack') Warman Gryj 1937 2003 Mexican anthropologist, member of the cabinets of Carlos Salinas and Ernesto Zedillo, also an author of nine books, two of which have been translated to English https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arturo_Warman
Berthold Laufer Berthold Laufer 1874 1934 German anthropologist and historical geographer with an expertise in East Asian languages https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berthold_Laufer
Eslanda Goode Robeson Eslanda "Essie" Cardozo Goode Robeson 1895 1965 American anthropologist, author, actress, and civil rights activist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eslanda_Goode_Robeson
Irving Goldman Irving Goldman 1911 2002 American anthropologist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving_Goldman
Isaac Schapera Isaac Schapera FBA FRAI 1905 2003 null social anthropologist at the London School of Economics specialising in South Africa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Schapera
Roy Rappaport Roy A. Rappaport 1926 1997 American anthropologist known for his contributions to the anthropological study of ritual and to ecological anthropology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Rappaport
Ofer Bar-Yosef Ofer Bar-Yosef 1937 2020 Israeli archaeologist and anthropologist whose main field of study was the Palaeolithic period https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ofer_Bar-Yosef
Gerald Mars Gerald Mars 1933 n/a British social anthropologist who works across disciplines to understand the nature and problems of modern industrial society https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Mars
Michael Asch Michael I. Asch null null null anthropologist and ethnomusicologist in Canada https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Asch
Paul Radin Paul Radin 1883 1959 American cultural anthropologist and folklorist of the early twentieth century specializing in Native American languages and cultures https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Radin
Ernest Borneman Ernst Wilhelm Julius Bornemann 1915 1995 German crime writer, filmmaker, anthropologist, ethnomusicologist, psychoanalyst, sexologist, communist agitator, jazz musician and critic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Borneman
Maurice Bloch Maurice Bloch 1939 n/a British anthropologist who trained at the London School of Economics and Cambridge University https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Bloch
Sherry Ortner Sherry Beth Ortner 1941 n/a American cultural anthropologist and has been a Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at UCLA since 2004 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherry_Ortner
Melvyn Goldstein Melvyn C. Goldstein 1938 n/a American social anthropologist and Tibet scholar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvyn_Goldstein
Vladimir Bogoraz Vladimir Germanovich Bogoraz n/a 1936 Russian revolutionary, writer and anthropologist, especially known for his studies of the Chukchi people in Siberia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Bogoraz
Ruth Behar Ruth Behar 1956 n/a Cuban anthropologist and writer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Behar
Hilda Kuper Hilda Beemer Kuper 1911 1992 null social anthropologist most notable for her extensive work on Swazi culture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilda_Kuper
Alexander Goldenweiser (anthropologist) Alexander Aleksandrovich Goldenweiser none 1940 Russian U.S. anthropologist and sociologist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Goldenweiser_(anthropologist)
Geoffrey Gorer Geoffrey Edgar Solomon Gorer 1905 1985 English anthropologist and author, noted for his application of psychoanalytic techniques to anthropology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Gorer
Barbara Myerhoff Barbara Myerhoff 1935 1985 American anthropologist, filmmaker, and founder of the Center for Visual Anthropology at the University of Southern California https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Myerhoff
Eliane Karp Eliane Chantal Karp-Toledo null null Peruvian anthropologist, former First Lady of Peru, and the wife of the ex-president of Peru, Alejandro Toledo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliane_Karp
Hortense Powdermaker Hortense Powdermaker 1900 1970 American anthropologist best known for her ethnographic studies of African Americans in rural America and of Hollywood https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hortense_Powdermaker
Stanley Diamond Stanley Diamond 1922 1991 American poet and anthropologist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Diamond
Smadar Lavie Smadar Lavie 2014 2018 null Mizrahi U.S.-Israeli anthropologist, author, and activist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smadar_Lavie
Ruth Landes Ruth Landes 1908 1991 American cultural anthropologist best known for studies on Brazilian candomblé cults and her published study on the topic, City of Women (1947) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Landes
Rodolfo Stavenhagen Rodolfo Stavenhagen 1932 2016 German sociologist and anthropologist who specialized in the study of human rights and the political relations between indigenous peoples and states https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodolfo_Stavenhagen
Steven Rubenstein Steven Lee Rubenstein 1962 2012 American anthropologist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Rubenstein
Tobias Schneebaum Tobias Schneebaum 1922 2005 American artist, anthropologist, and AIDS activist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobias_Schneebaum
Arthur Fauset Arthur Huff Fauset 1899 1983 American civil rights activist, anthropologist, folklorist, and educator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Fauset
Anatoly Khazanov Anatoly Mikhailovich Khazanov 1937 n/a null anthropologist and historian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatoly_Khazanov
Walter Goldschmidt Walter Rochs Goldschmidt 1913 2010 American anthropologist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Goldschmidt
Gustav Albert Schwalbe Gustav Albert Schwalbe, M.D. 1844 1916 German anatomist and anthropologist from Quedlinburg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_Albert_Schwalbe
Lois Ellen Frank Lois Ellen Frank null null American food historian, cookbook author, culinary anthropologist, and educator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lois_Ellen_Frank
Marjorie Shostak Marjorie Shostak 1945 1996 American anthropologist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjorie_Shostak
Arnold Aletrino Arnold Aletrino 1858 1916 Dutch physician, criminal anthropologist and writer, who published works on homosexuality in Dutch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Aletrino
Marlene Dobkin de Rios Marlene Dobkin de Rios 1939 2012 American cultural anthropologist, medical anthropologist, and psychotherapist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlene_Dobkin_de_Rios
Lawrence Rosen (anthropologist) Lawrence Rosen 1941 n/a American anthropologist and scholar of law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Rosen_(anthropologist)
Ruth Bunzel Ruth Leah Bunzel 1898 1990 American anthropologist, known for studying creativity and art among the Zuni people (A:Shiwi), researching the Mayas in Guatemala, and conducting a comparative study of alcoholism in Guatemala and Mexico https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Bunzel
Alexander Lesser Alexander Lesser 1902 1982 American anthropologist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Lesser
Teresa Porzecanski Teresa Porzecanski 1945 n/a Uruguayan anthropologist and writer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa_Porzecanski
Faye Ginsburg Faye Ginsburg 1952 n/a American anthropologist who has devoted her life to the exploration of different cultures and individuals’ styles of life https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faye_Ginsburg
Annette Weiner Annette Barbara Weiner née Cohen 1933 1997 American anthropologist, Kriser Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, chair of the Anthropology Department, dean of the social sciences, and dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Science at New York University https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annette_Weiner
Emanuel Marx Emanuel Marx 1927 2022 German social anthropologist, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Tel Aviv University https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emanuel_Marx
Alan Morinis Alan Morinis 1949 n/a null anthropologist, filmmaker, and writer who has been a leading figure in the contemporary revival of the Musar movement, a Jewish ethical movement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Morinis
Robert A. Rubinstein Robert A. Rubinstein 1951 n/a null cultural anthropologist whose work bridges the areas of political and medical anthropology, and the history and theory of the discipline https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_A._Rubinstein
Ernest Manheim Ernest Manheim 1900 2002 American sociologist, anthropologist, and composer born in Hungary, at that time part of the Austrian Empire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Manheim
Grete Mostny Grete Mostny 1914 1991 Austrian Jewish who became a leading Chilean anthropologist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grete_Mostny
Penny Wolin Penny Wolin 1953 n/a American portrait photographer and a visual anthropologist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_Wolin
Sydel Silverman Sydel Finfer Silverman Wolf 1933 2019 American anthropologist notable for her work as a researcher, writer, and advocate for the archival preservation of anthropological research https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydel_Silverman
Clarisa Hardy Clarisa Rut Hardy Raskovan 1945 n/a null Argentinian-born psychologist, anthropologist, writer and politician from Chile, Minister for Social Development and Planning during the first term of Michelle Bachelet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarisa_Hardy
Esther Schiff Goldfrank Esther Schiff Goldfrank 1896 1997 American anthropologist of the famous German-American Schiff family https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esther_Schiff_Goldfrank
Robert I. Levy Robert I. Levy 1924 2003 American psychiatrist and anthropologist known for his fieldwork in Tahiti and Nepal and on the cross-cultural study of emotions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_I._Levy
Ernestine Friedl Ernestine Friedl 1920 2015 American anthropologist, author, and professor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernestine_Friedl
Larissa Adler Lomnitz Larissa Adler Lomnitz 1932 2019 French social anthropologist, researcher, professor, and academic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larissa_Adler_Lomnitz
Ellen Gruenbaum Ellen Gruenbaum null null American anthropologist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Gruenbaum
Gurion Hyman Gurion Joseph Hyman 1925 2017 Canadian anthropologist, linguist, pharmacist, composer, artist and translator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurion_Hyman
Baruch Arensburg Baruch Arensburg 1934 n/a null physical anthropologist whose main field of study has been prehistoric and historic populations of the Levant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baruch_Arensburg
Clea Koff Clea Koff 1972 n/a British forensic anthropologist and author who worked several years for the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR; 2 missions) and the International Criminal Tribunal for the Yugoslav formeria (5 missions) in Rwanda, Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia, and in 2000 in Kosovo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clea_Koff
Jonathan Boyarin Jonathan Aaron Boyarin 1956 n/a American anthropologist whose work centers on Jewish communities and on the dynamics of Jewish culture, memory and identity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Boyarin
Norma Diamond Norma Diamond 1933 2011 American anthropologist who specialized in the study of Chinese society, especially in Taiwan, and women's studies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norma_Diamond
Eugenie Goldstern Eugenie Goldstern 1884 1942 Austrian anthropologist who conducted research on Alpine folk culture in Switzerland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenie_Goldstern
Julio Cotler Julio Cotler 1932 2019 Peruvian anthropologist, sociologist and political scientist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julio_Cotler
Vera D. Rubin Vera Dourmashkin Rubin 1911 1985 null anthropologist and the director of the Research Institute for the Study of Man https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_D._Rubin
Milton Singer Milton Borah Singer 1912 1994 null leading American anthropologist and expert on Indian studies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Singer
Joseph Ginat Joseph Ginat 1936 2009 Israeli anthropologist, author, political advisor, and soldier https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Ginat
Hugh Raffles Hugh Raffles null null null anthropologist whose work explores relationships among people, animals, and things https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Raffles
T. Scarlett Epstein Trude Scarlett Epstein 1922 2014 British social anthropologist and economist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._Scarlett_Epstein
Fred Nadel Siegfried Frederick Nadel 1903 1956 Austrian anthropologist, specialising in African ethnology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Nadel
Yaakov Havakook Yaakov Havakook null null null anthropologist and orientalist from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Be'er-Sheva https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaakov_Havakook
Daniel Nugent Daniel Nugent 1954 1997 American anthropologist and professor at the University of Arizona https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Nugent
Thelma Shoher Baker Thelma Shoher Baker 1924 2021 American educator and anthropologist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelma_Shoher_Baker
Erella Hovers Erella Hovers 1956 n/a Israeli paleoanthropologist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erella_Hovers
Michel Tibon-Cornillot Michel Tibon-Cornillot 1936 2020 French philosopher and anthropologist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Tibon-Cornillot
Christopher Horner (director) Christopher Horner 1955 n/a American anthropologist and scenic designer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Horner_(director)
Moshe Shokeid Moshe Shokeid null null null prominent social anthropologist specializing in American studies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moshe_Shokeid
Heather Levi Heather Levi null null American anthropologist best known for her research in lucha libre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather_Levi
Raquel Brailowsky Raquel Brailowsky-Cabrera null null Paraguayan social anthropologist and Professor of Anthropology and Sociology at the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, San Germán Campus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raquel_Brailowsky
Vera Stein Ehrlich Vera Stein Ehrlich 1897 1980 Croatian social anthropologist who gave a significant scientific contribution to the development of anthropology in Croatia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Stein_Ehrlich
Deborah Pellow Deborah Pellow null null American anthropologist at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, who is known for her work on urbanization and the anthropology of space and place in West Africa, particularly in Ghana https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Pellow
Simon Levy (activist) Simon Levy 1934 2011 Moroccan Jewish activist, linguist, and anthropologist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Levy_(activist)
Ezra B. W. Zubrow Ezra B.W. Zubrow 1945 n/a American anthropologist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezra_B._W._Zubrow
J. David Sapir J. David Sapir, son of Edward Sapir null null null linguist, anthropologist and photographer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._David_Sapir
Michael Stern (zoologist) Michael Stern 1978 n/a American zookeeper, conservationist, anthropologist and primatologist who serves as the Curator of Primates and Small Mammals at Philadelphia Zoo and is the co-founder of the New Nature Foundation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Stern_(zoologist)
Donn O'Meara Donn O'Meara 1924 2004 null author, linguist and anthropologist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donn_O'Meara
Lucien Sebag Lucien Sebag 1933 1965 French Marxist anthropologist, a student of Claude Lévi-Strauss https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucien_Sebag