Herskovits, Melville J. 1895-1963
Enlarge text Shrink text-
Personality
|
מספר מערכת
987007273788605171
Information for Authority record
Name (Latin)
Herskovits, Melville J. 1895-1963
Other forms of name
nna Herskovits, Melville Jean, 1895-1963
Herskovitz, Melville J. (Melville Jean), 1895-1963
Date of birth
1895-09-10
Date of death
1963-02-25
Place of birth
Bellefontaine (Ohio)
Place of death
Evanston (Ill.)
Associated country
United States
Associate group
Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.)
Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.) (1927 - 1927)
Columbia University
Columbia University (1921 - 1921)
Occupation
Africanists
Educators
Anthropologists
Gender
male
Fuller form of name
Melville Jean
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- His The cattle complex in East Africa, 1926.
- NUCMC data from Fisk Univ. Libr. for Johnson, C.S. Papers, 1870-1965
- Riemann Musiklexikon, 12. Aufl.:
Wikipedia description:
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 >