White, Leslie A., 1900-1975

Contributed to

The Indian journals 1859-62
book chapter 1959

Summary: Leslie Alvin White was an American anthropologist known for his advocacy of the theories on cultural evolution, sociocultural evolution, and especially neoevolutionism, and for his role in creating the department of anthropology at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. White was president of the American Anthropological Association (1964). Wikipedia
Encyclopædia Britannica: Biography [5]
Gender or Sex: Male [1][2][3][4][5]
Born: 1900 [2]; 1900-01-19 [5]
Birth Place: Salida, Colo. [3]; Salida [5]
Died: 1975 [2]; 1975-03-31 [5]
Death Place: Lone Pine, Calif. [3]; Lone Pine [5]
Country: United States [2]
Language: English [3]
Occupation: anthropologist [5]; university teacher [5]
Profession: Anthropologe [2]
Employer: University of Michigan [5]
Educated at: University at Buffalo [5]; Columbia University [5]
Country of Education: United States [5]

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

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