Paine, Robert

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Summary: Robert Patrick Barten Paine was a British-born Canadian anthropologist whose primary areas of study were the Saami people of northern Scandinavia and the Inuit, though he also published on topics as diverse as the Jewish settlers of the West Bank and the purpose of gossip. He served as chair of the combined departments of Sociology and Anthropology at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][4][5]; Unknown [2]
Born: 1926 [2]; 1926-04-10 [5]
Birth Place: Portsmouth [2]; England [5]
Died: 2010 [2]; 2010-07-08 [5]
Death Place: Saint John (New Brunswick) [2]; St. John's [5]
Country: Great Britain [2]
Language: English [3]
Occupation: anthropologist [5]; social anthropologist [5]; human rights defender [5]; military personnel [5]
Educated at: University of Oxford [5]
Country of Education: United Kingdom [5]

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

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