Lesser, Alexander, 1902-1982
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Sources of Information
- His History, evolution, and the concept of culture, 1985:CIP t.p. (Alexander Lesser)
- LC data base, 6/4/84(hdg.: Lesser, Alexander, 1902- )
- New York Times, Aug. 8, 1982:p. 36 (d. Aug. 7; b. Oct. 4, 1902)
Wikipedia description:
Alexander Lesser (1902–1982) was an American anthropologist. Working in the Boasian tradition of American cultural anthropology, he adopted critical stances of several ideas of his fellow Boasians, and became known as an original and critical thinker, pioneering several ideas that later became widely accepted within anthropology.
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