ANTHROPOLOGIST

Maurice Godelier

1934 - Today

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Maurice Godelier (born February 28, 1934) is a French anthropologist who works as a Director of Studies at the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences. He is one of the most influential French anthropologists and is best known as one of the earliest advocates of Marxism's incorporation into anthropology. He is also known for his field work among the Baruya in Papua New Guinea from the 1960s to the 1980s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maurice Godelier is the 54th most popular anthropologist, the 3,857th most popular biography from France (down from 3,798th in 2019) and the 8th most popular French Anthropologist.

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Among ANTHROPOLOGISTS

Among anthropologists, Maurice Godelier ranks 54 out of 93. Before him are Ralph Linton, Edmund Leach, Alfred Sauvy, Bengt Danielsson, Gilberto Freyre, and Johann Carl Fuhlrott. After him are Fei Xiaotong, Bill Mollison, Aleš Hrdlička, Arjun Appadurai, Gayle Rubin, and James C. Scott.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Maurice Godelier ranks 286. Before him are Marisa Allasio, Lester R. Brown, Tonina Torrielli, Harrison Birtwistle, Robin Milner, and Ernesto Brambilla. After him are Zlatko Papec, Paolo Sardi, Robert Towne, Roberto Clemente, Anna Kashfi, and Antigone Costanda.

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In France

Among people born in France, Maurice Godelier ranks 3,857 out of 6,770. Before him are Bernard-Marie Koltès (1948), Jean François de Saint-Lambert (1716), Emmanuel Bove (1898), Jehan Buhan (1912), François Marty (1904), and Édouard Mendy (1992). After him are Gérard Lanvin (1950), Jane Dieulafoy (1851), Charles Alexandre Lesueur (1778), Jean Cruveilhier (1791), Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester (1090), and François de Laval (1623).

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Among ANTHROPOLOGISTS In France

Among anthropologists born in France, Maurice Godelier ranks 8. Before him are Jacques de Morgan (1857), Marc Augé (1935), Pierre Clastres (1934), Marcel Griaule (1898), Georges Vacher de Lapouge (1854), and Alfred Sauvy (1898). After him are Georges Balandier (1920), Philippe Descola (1949), Yves Coppens (1934), Françoise Héritier (1933), and Marcellin Boule (1861).

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