White, Leslie A., 1900-1975

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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
Gender or Sex: Male [1][2][3][4][5][6]
Born: 1900 [2]; 1900-01-19 [6]
Birth Place: Salida, Colo. [3]; Salida [6]
Died: 1975 [2]; 1975-03-31 [6]
Death Place: Lone Pine, Calif. [3]; Lone Pine [6]
Country: United States [2]
Language: English [3]
Occupation: anthropologist [6]; university teacher [6]
Profession: Anthropologe [2]
Employer: University of Michigan [6]
Educated at: Columbia University [6]; University at Buffalo [6]
Country of Education: United States [6]
Encyclopædia Britannica: Biography [6]
Yale LUX: Entity [6]
Notable Names Database: Profile [6]
Oxford Reference: Overview [6]
American National Biography: Biography (requires subscription) [6]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 4. Library of Congress; 5. National Library of Korea; 6. Wikidata

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