Ralph Linton
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Ralph Linton (27 February 1893 – 24 December 1953) was an American anthropologist of the mid-20th century, particularly remembered for his texts The Study of Man (1936) and The Tree of Culture (1955). One of Linton's major contributions to anthropology was defining a distinction between status and role.
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Born | (1893-02-27)February 27, 1893 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | December 24, 1953(1953-12-24) (aged 60) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania Columbia University |
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Awards | Viking Fund Medal (1951) |
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Fields | Cultural anthropology |
Institutions | Field Museum, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Columbia University, Yale University |
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