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Also known as Elizabeth Florence Colson

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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Born
1917
Works
26

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  • Primitive science ...
  • The plateau Tonga of Northern Rhodesia
  • Studies on the plateau Tonga of Northern Rhodesia
  • People in upheaval
  • The social consequences of resettlement

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Instance of
human
Given name
Elizabeth
Family name
Colson
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Hewitt
Place of death
Monze
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
writing language
English language
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