Melville J. Herskovits
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 60 years ago |
| Date of birth | September 10,1895 |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Born | Bellefontaine |
| Ohio | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | February 25,1963 |
| Died | Evanston |
| Illinois | |
| United States | |
| Nationality | American |
| Children | Jean Herskovits |
| Job | Anthropologist |
| Education | Columbia University |
| The University of Chicago | |
| Current partner | Frances S. Herskovits |
| Known for | African-American studies |
| Influenc | Katherine Dunham |
| Academic advisor | Franz Boas |
| Notable student | Joseph Greenberg |
| William Bascom | |
| Alan P. Merriam | |
| Erika Bourguignon | |
| Ruy Galvão de Andrade Coelho | |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship for Social Sciences, US & Canada |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 655757 |
The myth of the Negro past
The Human Factor In Changing Africa
Life in a Haitian Valley
Dahomean narrative
Trinidad village
Suriname folk-lore
Cultural Relativism; Perspectives in Cultural Pluralism
Rebel Destiny: Among the Bush Negroes of Dutch Guiana
Economic transition in Africa
The anthropometry of the American Negro
Franz Boas: The Science of Man in the Making
The economic life of primitive peoples
The American Negro: A Study in Racial Crossing
Cultural dynamics
Acculturation: the study of culture contact
An outline of Dahomean religious belief
Economic anthropology
The backgrounds of African art
The Negro and the Intelligence Tests
A cross- cultural study of perception
Journal of American Folklore, V59, No. 232, April-June, 1946
Journal of American Folklore, V56
Journal of American Folklore, V56, No. 219, January-March, 1943
The Myth of the Negro Past - Scholar's Choice Edition
Economic Anthropologya Study in Comparative Economics
Economic Anthropology: Readings in Theory and Analysis
The Human Factor In Changing Africa
Life in a Haitian Valley
Dahomean narrative
Trinidad village
Suriname folk-lore
Cultural Relativism; Perspectives in Cultural Pluralism
Rebel Destiny: Among the Bush Negroes of Dutch Guiana
Economic transition in Africa
The anthropometry of the American Negro
Franz Boas: The Science of Man in the Making
The economic life of primitive peoples
The American Negro: A Study in Racial Crossing
Cultural dynamics
Acculturation: the study of culture contact
An outline of Dahomean religious belief
Economic anthropology
The backgrounds of African art
The Negro and the Intelligence Tests
A cross- cultural study of perception
Journal of American Folklore, V59, No. 232, April-June, 1946
Journal of American Folklore, V56
Journal of American Folklore, V56, No. 219, January-March, 1943
The Myth of the Negro Past - Scholar's Choice Edition
Economic Anthropologya Study in Comparative Economics
Economic Anthropology: Readings in Theory and Analysis
Melville J. Herskovits Life story
Melville Jean Herskovits 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.
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