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E. E. Evans-Pritchard
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British anthropologist (1902–1973)
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Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard was a British social anthropologist, political scientist, and university teacher. He worked at the London School of Economics and Political Science, the University of Oxford, Cairo University, and the University of Cambridge. His field of work was cultural anthropology. He was educated at Exeter College, the University of Oxford, and the London School of Economics and Political Science. He studied under Bronisław Malinowski.
Evans-Pritchard was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society. He received the awards of Fellow of the British Academy and Knight Bachelor. He participated in World War II. His doctoral students included Mary Douglas and Talal Asad. His notable works include *Les Nuer*, *Essays presented to C. G. Seligman*, *The place of the Sanusiya order in the history of Islam*, *Torot shel dat primiṭivit*, and *A history of the kingdom of Gbudwe*.
He was born in 1902 and died in Oxford on September 11, 1973. He spoke English. His archives are held at the Pitt Rivers Museum.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1902
- Died
- 1973
- Works
- 78
Top works
- Les Nuer
- Essays presented to C. G. Seligman
- The place of the Sanusiya order in the history of Islam
- Torot shel dat primiṭivit
- A history of the kingdom of Gbudwe
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Key facts
- Born
- Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard , ( 1902-09-21 ) 21 September 1902, Crowborough , East Sussex , England
- Died
- 11 September 1973 (1973-09-11) (aged 70), Oxford , England
- Known for
- Evans-Pritchard's theories of religion , Witchcraft, Oracles and Magic Among the Azande
- Children
- Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
- Fields
- Anthropology
- Thesis
- The social organisation of the Azande of the Bahr-el-Ghazal province of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (1928)
- Notable students
- M. N. Srinivas , Talal Asad , Mary Douglas , Audrey Colson , John Francis Marchment Middleton , Steven Lukes , André Singer
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Edward
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Crowborough
- Place of death
- Oxford
- Occupation
- political scientist
- Employer
- University of Cambridge
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Student of
- Bronisław Malinowski
- Field of work
- cultural anthropology
- Conflict
- World War II
- Image
- Bust of E. E. Evans-Pritchard.jpg
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- date of death
- 1973-09-11
- date of birth
- 1902-09-21
- member of
- American Philosophical Society
- name in native language
- Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard
- archives at
- Pitt Rivers Museum
- start of work period
- 1930-01-01
- end of work period
- 1940-01-01
- Commons category
- Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard
- interested in
- cultural anthropology
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Encyclopedic overview
E. E. Evans-Pritchard with a group of Zande boys in Sudan. Picture taken in the period 1926–1930
Sir Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard FBA FRAI (21 September 1902 – 11 September 1973) was an English anthropologist who was instrumental in the development of social anthropology. He was Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oxford from 1946 to 1970.
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