Fortes, Meyer
Contributed to
fe12The dynamics of Fanti domestic organisation
The dynamics of Fanti domestic organisationBook 1972
fe11Ritual festivals and social cohesion in the Hinterland of the Gold Coast
Ritual festivals and social cohesion in the Hinterland of the Gold Coastarticle 1936
fe11Names among the Tallensi of the Gold Coast
Names among the Tallensi of the Gold Coastessay 1955
fe11Religion, morality, and the person
Religion, morality, and the personBook 1987
fe11Towards the judicial process
Towards the judicial processarticle 1987
- Summary
- Meyer Fortes FBA FRAI was a South African-born anthropologist, best known for his work among the Tallensi and Ashanti in Ghana. Wikipedia
- Gender or Sex
- Male [1]VIAF[2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)[3]Bibliothèque nationale de France[4]Wikidata[5]Library of Congress
- Born
- 1906-04-24 [2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- 1906-04-25 [4]Wikidata
- Birth Place
- Britstown (Afrique du Sud [3]Bibliothèque nationale de France
- Britstown [4]Wikidata
- Died
- 1983-01-27 [2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)[4]Wikidata
- Death Place
- Cambridge [2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)[4]Wikidata
- Country
- United States [2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- Language
- English [3]Bibliothèque nationale de France
- Occupation
- anthropologist [4]Wikidata
- university teacher [4]Wikidata
- psychologist [4]Wikidata
- Employer
- University of Cambridge [4]Wikidata
- Educated at
- London School of Economics and Political Science [4]Wikidata
- Country of Education
- United Kingdom [4]Wikidata
- Encyclopædia Britannica
- Biography [4]Wikidata
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- Biography (requires subscription) [4]Wikidata
- Yale LUX
- Entity [4]Wikidata
- Sources
- 1. VIAF
- 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France
- 4. Wikidata
- 5. Library of Congress
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