ANTHROPOLOGIST

Philippe Descola

1949 - Today

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Philippe Descola, FBA (French: [fi.lip de.skɔ.la]; born 19 June 1949) is a French anthropologist noted for studies of the Achuar, one of several Jivaroan peoples, and for his contributions to anthropological theory. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philippe Descola is the 73rd most popular anthropologist (down from 64th in 2019), the 4,541st most popular biography from France (down from 4,247th in 2019) and the 10th most popular French Anthropologist.

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Among ANTHROPOLOGISTS

Among anthropologists, Philippe Descola ranks 73 out of 93. Before him are Ashley Montagu, Jack Goody, Dmitry Anuchin, Helen Fisher, Michael Harner, and Madison Grant. After him are Julian Steward, Melville J. Herskovits, Hugh Falconer, Yves Coppens, Vladimir Bogoraz, and George Murdock.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Philippe Descola ranks 470. Before him are Emma Kirkby, Vladimír Martinec, Jamaica Kincaid, Carlo Petrini, Fred Frith, and Hildegard Falck. After him are Karel Lismont, Jean Kalala N'Tumba, Alaa Hussein Ali, Takeshi Shudo, Helga Seidler, and Chris Van Allsburg.

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In France

Among people born in France, Philippe Descola ranks 4,541 out of 6,770. Before him are Hervé Guibert (1955), Claude Cheysson (1920), Jean Piot (1890), Érik Orsenna (1947), Chrétien Waydelich (1841), and Jean Graczyk (1933). After him are Gaston Amson (1883), Adolphe Grisel (1872), Maurice Perrin (1911), Daniel Bravo (1963), Théodore Monod (1902), and Jean-Louis Gasset (1953).

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Among ANTHROPOLOGISTS In France

Among anthropologists born in France, Philippe Descola ranks 10. Before him are Pierre Clastres (1934), Marcel Griaule (1898), Georges Vacher de Lapouge (1854), Alfred Sauvy (1898), Maurice Godelier (1934), and Georges Balandier (1920). After him are Yves Coppens (1934), Françoise Héritier (1933), and Marcellin Boule (1861).

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