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Claude Lévi-Strauss

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Claude Lévi-Strauss

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Also known as Klod Levi-Stros, Claude Levi-Strauss, Claude Gustave Levi-Strauss, Lévi-Strauss, Claude, קלוד לוי-שטראוס

French anthropologist and ethnologist (1908–2009)

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Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908–2009) was a French male author. His published works include *More Lost Massey Lectures*, *Race Et Historie*, *Structural Anthroplolgy*, and *Anthropologie Structurale*. He was recognized in the Academie Francaise collection and the American Academy Arts Sciences collection.

Lévi-Strauss’s writings have been referenced by 1,232 other encyclopedia articles. One of his recorded quotes states, "Humanity is confined to the borders of the tribe, the linguistic group, or even, in some instances, to the village ...."

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Instance of
human
Given name
Claude
Gender
male
Citizenship
Belgium
Place of birth
Brussels
Occupation
researcher
Languages spoken
French
Native language
French
Religion
Judaism
Doctoral student
Pierre Clastres
Field of work
structuralism
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Levi-strauss 260 (cropped2).jpg
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Claude Lévi-Strauss
manner of death
natural causes
date of birth
1908-11-28
date of death
2009-10-30
name in native language
Claude Lévi-Strauss
cause of death
myocardial infarction
place of burial
Lignerolles
subject has role
centenarian
ethnic group
Jewish people
floruit
1935-01-01
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
birth name
Gustave Claude Levi-Strauss
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