ANTHROPOLOGIST

Jack Goody

1919 - 2015

Jack Goody

Sir John Rankine Goody (27 July 1919 – 16 July 2015) was an English social anthropologist. He was a prominent lecturer at Cambridge University, and was William Wyse Professor of Social Anthropology from 1973 to 1984. Among his main publications were Death, property and the ancestors (1962), Technology, Tradition, and the State in Africa (1971), The myth of the Bagre (1972) and The domestication of the savage mind (1977). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jack Goody is the 68th most popular anthropologist (down from 61st in 2019), the 3,787th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,169th in 2019) and the 11th most popular British Anthropologist.

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Among ANTHROPOLOGISTS

Among anthropologists, Jack Goody ranks 68 out of 93. Before him are Robert Lowie, Georges Balandier, Raymond Firth, Fiona Graham, Julio Caro Baroja, and Ashley Montagu. After him are Dmitry Anuchin, Helen Fisher, Michael Harner, Madison Grant, Philippe Descola, and Julian Steward.

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Robert Lowie
1883 - 1957
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 62
Georges Balandier
1920 - 2016
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 63
Raymond Firth
1901 - 2002
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 64
Fiona Graham
1961 - 2023
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 65
Julio Caro Baroja
1914 - 1995
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 66
Ashley Montagu
1905 - 1999
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 67
Jack Goody
1919 - 2015
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 68
Dmitry Anuchin
1843 - 1923
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 69
Helen Fisher
1945 - 2024
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 70
Michael Harner
1929 - 2018
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 71
Madison Grant
1865 - 1937
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 72
Philippe Descola
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 73
Julian Steward
1902 - 1972
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 74

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Jack Goody ranks 247. Before him are Milan Horvat, Hau Pei-tsun, Antonio Pietrangeli, Vicente Asensi, Axel von dem Bussche, and William Stokoe. After him are Madalyn Murray O'Hair, Chantal Chaudé de Silans, Manna Dey, Trần Văn Trà, Lance Macklin, and Aldo Campatelli. Among people deceased in 2015, Jack Goody ranks 305. Before him are Dora Doll, Nigel Terry, Candida Royalle, Boris Shilkov, Revaz Chkheidze, and Antonio Betancort. After him are Colette Marchand, Driss Bamous, Vladimir Kesarev, Wayne Rogers, Friedrich L. Bauer, and Jouko Törmänen.

Others Born in 1919

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Milan Horvat
CONDUCTOR
1919 - 2014
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 241
Hau Pei-tsun
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2020
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 242
Antonio Pietrangeli
FILM DIRECTOR
1919 - 1968
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 243
Vicente Asensi
SOCCER PLAYER
1919 - 2000
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 244
Axel von dem Bussche
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 1993
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 245
William Stokoe
LINGUIST
1919 - 2000
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 246
Jack Goody
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1919 - 2015
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 247
Madalyn Murray O'Hair
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1919 - 1995
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 248
Chantal Chaudé de Silans
CHESS PLAYER
1919 - 2001
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 249
Manna Dey
SINGER
1919 - 2013
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 250
Trần Văn Trà
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 1996
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 251
Lance Macklin
RACING DRIVER
1919 - 2002
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 252
Aldo Campatelli
SOCCER PLAYER
1919 - 1984
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 253