Evans-Pritchard, E. E. (Edward Evan), 1902-1973

The divine kingship of the Shilluk of the Nilotic Sudan
Book 1948

Summary: Sir Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard FBA FRAI was an English anthropologist who was instrumental in the development of social anthropology. He was Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oxford from 1946 to 1970. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][2][3][4][5][6]
Born: 1902-09-21 [2][5]
Birth Place: Sussex [2][5]; Crowborough [5]
Died: 1973-09-11 [2][5]
Death Place: Oxford [2][5]
Country: Great Britain [2]
Language: English [3]
Occupation: university teacher [5]; social anthropologist [5]; political scientist [5]
Employer: London School of Economics and Political Science [5]; University of Oxford [5]; Cairo University [5]; University of Cambridge [5]
Educated at: Exeter College [5]; London School of Economics and Political Science [5]; University of Oxford [5]
Country of Education: United Kingdom [5]
Archives at: Pitt Rivers Museum [5]
Encyclopædia Britannica: Biography [5]
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Biography (requires subscription) [5]
Yale LUX: Entity [5]
Notable Names Database: Profile [5]
British Museum person-institution thesaurus: Entry [5]
Oxford Reference: Overview [5]

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

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