Theodora Kroeber
American anthropologist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
American anthropologist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Theodora Covel Kracaw Kroeber Quinn (March 24, 1897 – July 4, 1979) was an American writer and anthropologist. She wrote about many Native Californian cultures.[1] She was born in Denver, Colorado. Kroeber grew up in the mining town of Telluride. She studied at the University of California, Berkeley, for undergraduate and graduate studies. In 1926, she married anthropologist Alfred L. Kroeber.
Theodora Kroeber | |
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Born | Theodora Covel Kracaw March 24, 1897 Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
Died | July 4, 1979 82) Berkeley, California, U.S. | (aged
Alma mater | UC Berkeley |
Occupation(s) | Writer, anthropologist |
Spouses | Clifton Spencer Brown 1921–1923, Alfred Louis Kroeber 1926–1960, John Harrison Quinn 1969–1979 |
Children | Karl, Ursula, Ted, Clifton |
Her daughter was the writer Ursula K. Le Guin (1929–2018).
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