ANTHROPOLOGIST

Melville J. Herskovits

1895 - 1963

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Melville Jean Herskovits (September 10, 1895 – February 25, 1963) was an American anthropologist who helped to first establish African and African Diaspora studies in American academia. He is known for exploring the cultural continuity from African cultures as expressed in African-American communities. He worked with his wife Frances (Shapiro) Herskovits, also an anthropologist, in the field in South America, the Caribbean and Africa. They jointly wrote several books and monographs. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Melville J. Herskovits is the 75th most popular anthropologist (down from 59th in 2019), the 7,673rd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,753rd in 2019) and the 21st most popular American Anthropologist.

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Among ANTHROPOLOGISTS

Among anthropologists, Melville J. Herskovits ranks 75 out of 93. Before him are Dmitry Anuchin, Helen Fisher, Michael Harner, Madison Grant, Philippe Descola, and Julian Steward. After him are Hugh Falconer, Yves Coppens, Vladimir Bogoraz, George Murdock, Jean Malaurie, and Eric Wolf.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Melville J. Herskovits ranks 239. Before him are Norman Ross, Andreas Alföldi, Greta Johansson, Frank Foss, Eduard Bagritsky, and Edmund Wilson. After him are Karel Koželuh, Johann Nepomuk David, Hertha Sponer, Carlos Manuel Piedra, Alberta Hunter, and Nygmet Nurmakov. Among people deceased in 1963, Melville J. Herskovits ranks 165. Before him are Mehdi Frashëri, Henry Daniell, Ernst Wetter, Jorge Daponte, Hugh O'Flaherty, and Dionisio Mejía. After him are Otto Wahle, Al St. John, József Turay, Fernando Altimani, Robert Kerr, and Suzanne Duchamp.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Melville J. Herskovits ranks 7,675 out of 20,380. Before him are Julian Steward (1902), David Johansen (1950), Mark Jackson (1965), Gregg Rolie (1947), Alexandra Hedison (1969), and Ronnie Bucknum (1936). After him are Bobby Hebb (1938), Andy Rubin (1963), Matthew Labyorteaux (1966), Jean Stapleton (1923), Keenen Ivory Wayans (1958), and Peter Farrelly (1956).

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Among ANTHROPOLOGISTS In United States

Among anthropologists born in United States, Melville J. Herskovits ranks 21. Before him are Gayle Rubin (1949), James C. Scott (1936), Helen Fisher (1945), Michael Harner (1929), Madison Grant (1865), and Julian Steward (1902). After him are George Murdock (1897), Carleton S. Coon (1904), Napoleon Chagnon (1938), Eugenie Scott (1945), and John Tooby (1952).

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