Griaule, Marcel, 1898-1956

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Summary: Marcel Griaule was a French author and anthropologist known for his studies of the Dogon people of West Africa, and for pioneering ethnographic field studies in France. He worked together with Germaine Dieterlen and Jean Rouch on African subjects. His publications number over 170 books and articles for scholarly journals. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][2][3][4][5][6]
Born: 1898 [2]; 1898-05-16 [6]
Birth Place: Aisy-sur-Armançon (Yonne) [3]; Aisy-sur-Armançon [6]
Died: 1956 [2]; 1956-02-23 [6]
Death Place: Paris (France) [3]; Paris [6]
Country: France [2]
Language: French [3]
Occupation: anthropologist [6]
Profession: Ethnologe [2]
Employer: University of Paris [6]
Educated at: Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales [6]; École pratique des hautes études [6]; Lycée Louis-le-Grand [6]
Country of Education: France [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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