Fortes, Meyer
Contributed to
fe11The dynamics of clanship among the Tallensi
The dynamics of clanship among the TallensiBook 1945
fe11The web of kinship among the Tallensi
The web of kinship among the TallensiBook 1949
fe11Food in the domestic economy of the Tallensi
Food in the domestic economy of the Tallensiarticle 1936
fe11Social and psychological aspects of education in Taleland
Social and psychological aspects of education in TalelandBook 1938
fe11Communal fishing and fishing magic in the northern territories of the Gold Coast
Communal fishing and fishing magic in the northern territories of the Gold Coastarticle 1937
- 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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