Meyer Fortes
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 42 years ago |
| Date of birth | April 25,1906 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Born | Britstown |
| South Africa | |
| Date of died | January 27,1983 |
| Died | Cambridge |
| United Kingdom | |
| Field | Anthropology |
| Books | Kinship and the social order |
| The dynamics of clanship among the Tallensi | |
| The web of kinship among the Tallensi | |
| Oedipus and Job in West African religion | |
| Time and Social Structure and Other Essays | |
| Religion, morality, and the person | |
| Marriage in tribal societies | |
| Rules and the emergence of society | |
| Ödipus und Hiob in westafrikanischen Religionen | |
| Notable student | Jack Goody |
| Academic advisor | Bronisław Malinowski |
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| ID | 594011 |
Meyer Fortes Life story
Meyer Fortes FBA FRAI was a South African-born anthropologist, best known for his work among the Tallensi and Ashanti in Ghana.
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