Eggan, Fred, 1906-

Social organization of the Western Pueblos
book chapter 1973

Summary: Frederick Russell Eggan was an American anthropologist best known for his innovative application of the principles of British social anthropology to the study of Native American tribes. He was the favorite student of the British social anthropologist A. R. Radcliffe-Brown during Radcliffe-Brown's years at the University of Chicago. His fieldwork was among Pueblo peoples in the southwestern U.S. Eggan later taught at Chicago himself. His students there included Sol Tax. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][3][4]; Unknown [2]
Born: 1906-09-12 [2][4]
Birth Place: Seattle, Wash. [3]; Seattle [4]
Died: 1991-05-07 [2][4]
Death Place: Santa Fe, N. Mex. [3]; Santa Fe [4]
Country: United States [2]
Language: English [3]
Occupation: anthropologist [4]
Profession: Ethnologe [2]
Educated at: University of Chicago [4]
Country of Education: United States [4]
Archives at: University of Chicago Library [4]
Yale LUX: Entity [4]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 4. Wikidata

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