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Pascal Boyer

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Pascal Robert Boyer is a Franco-American cognitive anthropologist and evolutionary psychologist, mostly known for his work in the cognitive science of religion. He studied at université Paris-Nanterre and Cambridge, and taught at the University of Cambridge for eight years, before taking up the position of Henry Luce Professor of Individual and Collective Memory at Washington University in St. Louis, where he teaches classes on evolutionary psychology and anthropology. He was a Guggenheim Fellow and a visiting professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara and the University of Lyon, France. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Pascal Boyer is the 94th most popular anthropologist, the 7,154th most popular biography from France and the 14th most popular French Anthropologist.

Pascal Boyer is a French anthropologist best known for his work on the cognitive science of religion, particularly how cultural beliefs and practices are shaped by human cognitive processes. He has contributed significantly to understanding how religious concepts are transmitted and maintained across cultures.

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Among ANTHROPOLOGISTS

Among anthropologists, Pascal Boyer ranks 94 out of 93. Before him are Napoleon Chagnon, Eugenie Scott, W. H. R. Rivers, Chris Stringer, John Tooby, and Alice Roberts.

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Among people born in 2000, Pascal Boyer ranks 508. Before him are Sekou Doumbouya, Liberato Cacace, Shukria Asil, Maria A. Barucci, Robin Hranáč, and Melvin Bard. After him are Casper Tengstedt, Josh Sargent, Hima Das, Deividas Sirvydis, Alidu Seidu, and Rahaf Mohammed.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pascal Boyer ranks 7,154 out of 6,770. Before him are Marie Wattel (1997), Mathieu Perget (1984), Axel Domont (1990), Héléna Ciak (1989), Melvin Bard (2000), and Adrien Hunou (1994). After him are Quentin Bigot (1992), Jordan Lotiès (1984), Jonathan Lobert (1985), Wesley Lautoa (1987), Claude Gonçalves (1994), and Elohim Prandi (1998).

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Among ANTHROPOLOGISTS In France

Among anthropologists born in France, Pascal Boyer ranks 14. Before him are Maurice Godelier (1934), Georges Balandier (1920), Philippe Descola (1949), Yves Coppens (1934), Françoise Héritier (1933), and Marcellin Boule (1861).

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