Melville J. Herskovits
(1895-1963)
American anthropologist
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Melville Jean Herskovits (September 10, 1895 – February 25, 1963) was an American anthropologist who helped establish African and African-American studies in American academia. He is known for exploring the cultural continuity from African cultures as expressed in African-American communities. He worked with his wife Frances (Shapiro) Herskovits, also an anthropologist, in the field in South America, the Caribbean and Africa. They jointly wrote several books and monographs.
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10 September 1895 Bellefontaine, Ohio
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25 February 1963 (aged 67) Evanston, Illinois
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| Zodiac | Virgo |
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