John Derek Freeman (15 August 1916 – 6 July 2001) was a New Zealand anthropologist known for his criticism of Margaret Mead's work on Samoan society, as described in her 1928 ethnography Coming of Age in Samoa. His attack "ignited controversy of a scale, visibility, and ferocity never before seen in anthropology."
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15 August 1916 Wellington, New Zealand
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Died |
6 July 2001 (aged 84) Canberra, Australia
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Zodiac | Leo |
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