Alfred L. Kroeber
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American anthropologist (1876–1960)
Key facts
- Born
- Alfred Louis Kroeber , ( 1876-06-11 ) June 11, 1876, Hoboken, New Jersey , U.S.
- Died
- October 5, 1960 (1960-10-05) (aged 84), Paris , France
- Spouses
- Henriette Rothschild ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1906 ; died 1913 ) Theodora Kracaw Brown ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1926 )
- Children
- 4, including Karl and Ursula
- Awards
- Viking Fund Medal (1946)
- Education
- Columbia University ( BA , MA , PhD )
- Thesis
- Decorative symbolism of the Arapaho
- Doctoral advisor
- Franz Boas
- Discipline
- Anthropology
- Sub discipline
- Cultural anthropology
- Institutions
- University of California, Berkeley
- Doctoral students
- Cora Du Bois , Margaret Lantis , Katharine Luomala , Laura Maud Thompson , Charles F. Voegelin
- Influenced
- H. Stuart Hughes
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Louis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Hoboken
- Place of death
- Paris
- Spouse
- Theodora Kroeber
- Child
- Karl Kroeber
- Occupation
- linguist
- Educated at
- Columbia University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Doctoral advisor
- Franz Boas
- Student of
- Franz Boas
- Doctoral student
- Julian Steward
- Field of work
- anthropology
- Image
- Alfred L. Kroeber.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1876-06-11
- date of death
- 1960-10-05
- member of
- National Academy of Sciences
- writing language
- English language
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- name in native language
- Alfred Louis Kroeber
- contributed to creative work
- Popular Science
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Encyclopedic overview
Alfred Louis Kroeber (/ˈkroʊbər/ KROH-bər; June 11, 1876 – October 5, 1960) was an American cultural anthropologist. He received his PhD under Franz Boas at Columbia University in 1901, the first doctorate in anthropology awarded by Columbia. He was also the first professor appointed to the Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley. He played an integral role in the early days of its Museum of Anthropology, where he served as director from 1909 through 1947. Kroeber provided detailed information about Ishi, the last surviving member of the Yahi people, whom he studied over a period of years. He was the father of the author Ursula K. Le Guin.
Life
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