Keesing, Felix Maxwell, 1902-1961

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Summary: Felix M. Keesing was a New Zealand-born anthropologist who specialized in the study of the Philippine Islands and the South Pacific. He came to the United States in the 1940s and taught at Stanford University, California, 1942–1961. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][3][4][5][6]; Unknown [2]
Born: 1902 [2]; 1902-01-05 [5]
Birth Place: Taiping (Malaisie) [3]
Died: 1961 [2]; 1961-07-13 [5]
Death Place: Stanford (Californie, États-Unis) [3]
Country: United States [2]
Language: English [3]
Occupation: anthropologist [5]
Employer: Stanford University [5]
Educated at: University of New Zealand [5]
Country of Education: New Zealand [5]
Yale LUX: Entity [5]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 4. National Library of Korea; 5. Wikidata; 6. Library of Congress

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