Kroeber, A. L. (Alfred Louis), 1876-1960

Ethnology of the Gros Ventre
Book 1908

Summary: Alfred Louis Kroeber was an American cultural anthropologist. He received his PhD under Franz Boas at Columbia University in 1901, the first doctorate in anthropology awarded by Columbia. He was also the first professor appointed to the Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley. He played an integral role in the early days of its Museum of Anthropology, where he served as director from 1909 through 1947. Kroeber provided detailed information about Ishi, the last surviving member of the Yahi people, whom he studied over a period of years. He was the father of the author Ursula K. Le Guin. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][2][3][4]
Born: 1876-06-11 [2][4]
Birth Place: Hoboken, NJ [2]; Hoboken [4]
Died: 1960-10-05 [2][4]
Death Place: Paris [3][4]
Country: United States [2]
Language: English [3]
Occupation: anthropologist [4]; archaeologist [4]; sociologist [4]; linguist [4]
Employer: University of California, Berkeley [4]
Educated at: Columbia University [4]
Country of Education: United States [4]
Encyclopædia Britannica: Biography [4]
Yale LUX: Entity [4]
Notable Names Database: Profile [4]
Oxford Reference: Overview [4]
American National Biography: Biography (requires subscription) [4]

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

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