Sharp, Lauriston

Contributed to

Bang Chan
Book 1978

Summary: Lauriston Sharp was a Goldwin Smith Professor of Anthropology and Asian Studies at Cornell University. He was the first person appointed in anthropology at the university, and he created its Southeast Asia Program, research centers in Asia and North and South America, a multidisciplinary faculty and strong language program. He was a founding member of the Society for Applied Anthropology and a founding trustee of the Asia Society. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][4]; Unknown [2]
Born: 1907 [2]; 1907-03-24 [4]
Birth Place: Madison [4]
Died: 1993 [2]; 1993-12-31 [4]
Death Place: Ithaca [4]
Country: United States [2]
Language: English [3]
Occupation: anthropologist [4]
Profession: Anthropologe [2]
Employer: Cornell University [4]
Educated at: University of Wisconsin–Madison [4]; Harvard University [4]
Country of Education: United States [4]

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

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