Murdock, George Peter, 1897-1985
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- Summary
- George Peter ("Pete") Murdock, also known as G. P. Murdock, was an American anthropologist who was professor at Yale University and University of Pittsburgh. He is remembered for his empirical approach to ethnological studies and his study of family and kinship structures across differing cultures. Wikipedia
- Gender or Sex
- Male [1][2][3][4][5]
- Born
- 1897-05-11 [2][5]
- Birth Place
- Meriden, Conn. [2]
- Meriden [5]
- United States [5]
- Died
- 1985-03-29 [2][5]
- Death Place
- Devon, Conn. [2]
- Devon [5]
- Country
- United States [2]
- Language
- English [3]
- Occupation
- anthropologist [5]
- ethnologist [5]
- ethnographer [5]
- Employer
- Yale University [5]
- Columbia University [5]
- University of Pittsburgh [5]
- Educated at
- Yale University [5]
- Harvard Law School [5]
- Country of Education
- United States [5]
- Encyclopædia Britannica
- Biography [5]
- Yale LUX
- Entity [5]
- American National Biography
- Biography (requires subscription) [5]
- Sources
- 1. VIAF
- 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France
- 4. National Library of Korea
- 5. Wikidata
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