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Elizabeth Colson
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US social anthropologist (1917-2016)
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Elizabeth Colson (1917–2016) was an American anthropologist and university teacher specializing in social anthropology. Born in Hewitt, she was educated at Harvard University, Radcliffe College, and the University of Minnesota. She served as a faculty member at the University of California, Berkeley, where her doctoral advisor was Clyde Kluckhohn.
Colson was a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She received the award of Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Her work was recognized in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection. She wrote in English and spoke English. She died in Monze.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Elizabeth
- Family name
- Colson
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Hewitt
- Place of death
- Monze
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- University of Minnesota
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Doctoral advisor
- Clyde Kluckhohn
- Field of work
- social anthropology
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- date of birth
- 1917-06-15
- date of death
- 2016-08-03
- described at URL
- www.iswg.org/resources/oral-histories
- writing language
- English language
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