Edel, May M. (May Mandelbaum), 1909-1964

The customs of the Baganda
Book 1934

Summary: May Mandelbaum Edel was an American anthropologist known for her fieldwork among the Okanagan in Washington, the Tillamook in Oregon, and the Kiga in Uganda. Edel's linguistic research of the Tillamook serves as the only published account of the language which provided data for future linguistic publications. Edel was the first American woman anthropologist to live in an African village, and her research in Africa documented the diversity of African cultures. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Female [1][3][4]; Unknown [2]
Born: 1909 [2]; 1909-12-01 [4]
Birth Place: New York, N. Y. [3]; New York City [4]
Died: 1964 [2]; 1964-05-23 [4]
Death Place: New York, N. Y. [3]
Country: Country unknown [2]
Language: English [3]
Occupation: anthropologist [4]; botanical collector [4]; university teacher [4]
Employer: Brooklyn College [4]; Rutgers University [4]; The New School for Social Research [4]
Educated at: Barnard College [4]; Columbia University [4]
Country of Education: United States [4]
Archives at: Smithsonian Institution Archives [4]; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture [4]
Yale LUX: Entity [4]

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

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