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Ruth Benedict
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American anthropologist and folklorologist (1887-1948)
Ruth Benedict was an American anthropologist and folklorologist who studied different cultures and their customs during the early-to-mid 20th century. Her work helped establish how people's beliefs and behaviors are shaped by their culture rather than being determined by nature, which became an influential idea in understanding human societies.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ruth
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- The New School
- Employer
- Columbia University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Doctoral advisor
- Franz Boas
- Student of
- Franz Boas
- Field of work
- social anthropology
- Image
- Ruth Benedict.jpg
- Residence
- New York City
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- date of birth
- 1887-07-05
- date of death
- 1948-09-17
- member of
- American Anthropological Association
- birth name
- Ruth Fulton
- pseudonym
- Anne Singleton
- archives at
- Library of Congress
- name
- Ruth Benedict
- name in native language
- Ruth Benedict
- student
- Frederica de Laguna
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Ruth Benedict
- medical condition
- deafness
- writing language
- English language
- unmarried partner
- Margaret Mead
- sexual orientation
- bisexuality
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Encyclopedic overview
Ruth Fulton Benedict (June 5, 1887 – September 17, 1948) was an American anthropologist and folklorist.
She was born in New York City, attended Vassar College, and graduated in 1909. After studying anthropology at the New School of Social Research under Elsie Clews Parsons, she entered graduate studies at Columbia University in 1921, where she studied under Franz Boas. She received her Ph.D. and joined the faculty in 1923. Margaret Mead, with whom she shared a romantic relationship, Marvin Opler, Ruth Landes, and Vera D. Rubin were among her students and colleagues.
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