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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 was a French anthropologist and ethnologist who revolutionized how scholars study human cultures by analyzing the hidden structures and patterns underlying myths, kinship systems, and social practices. His work, which emphasized that seemingly different cultures often operate according to similar underlying logical rules, became foundational to the academic field of structuralism and influenced how we understand human societies across the world.

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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
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Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
birth name
Gustave Claude Levi-Strauss
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