ANTHROPOLOGIST

Max Gluckman

1911 - 1975

Max Gluckman

Herman Max Gluckman (; 26 January 1911 – 13 April 1975) was a South African and British social anthropologist. He is best known as the founder of the Manchester School of anthropology. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Max Gluckman is the 61st most popular anthropologist (up from 65th in 2019), the 108th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 103rd in 2019) and the most popular South African Anthropologist.

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Among ANTHROPOLOGISTS

Among anthropologists, Max Gluckman ranks 61 out of 93. Before him are Fei Xiaotong, Bill Mollison, Aleš Hrdlička, Arjun Appadurai, Gayle Rubin, and James C. Scott. After him are Robert Lowie, Georges Balandier, Raymond Firth, Fiona Graham, Julio Caro Baroja, and Ashley Montagu.

Most Popular Anthropologists in Wikipedia

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Fei Xiaotong
1910 - 2005
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 55
Bill Mollison
1928 - 2016
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 56
Aleš Hrdlička
1869 - 1943
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 57
Arjun Appadurai
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 58
Gayle Rubin
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 59
James C. Scott
1936 - 2024
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 60
Max Gluckman
1911 - 1975
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 61
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

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Max Gluckman ranks 239. Before him are Reg Parnell, Saalumarada Thimmakka, Michel Pécheux, Kick Smit, Matthias Kaburek, and Marie Braun. After him are Big Joe Turner, Alberto Galateo, Leslie Graham, Luis Reyes, Jean Shiley, and Edgar Sanabria. Among people deceased in 1975, Max Gluckman ranks 174. Before him are James Blish, Gary Thain, Louis Jordan, Therese Giehse, Glenn Hardin, and Minas Avetisyan. After him are Georges Carpentier, Max Lorenz, Manuel Seoane, Lajos Steiner, Fritz Wotruba, and Arthur Bliss.

Others Born in 1911

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Reg Parnell
RACING DRIVER
1911 - 1964
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 233
Saalumarada Thimmakka
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1911 - Present
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 234
Michel Pécheux
FENCER
1911 - 1985
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 235
Kick Smit
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1974
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 236
Matthias Kaburek
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1976
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 237
Marie Braun
SWIMMER
1911 - 1982
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 238
Max Gluckman
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1911 - 1975
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 239
Big Joe Turner
MUSICIAN
1911 - 1985
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 240
Alberto Galateo
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1961
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 241
Leslie Graham
RACING DRIVER
1911 - 1953
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 242
Luis Reyes
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - Present
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 243
Jean Shiley
ATHLETE
1911 - 1998
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 244
Edgar Sanabria
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1989
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 245