Jordan, David K.

Contributed to

Gods, ghosts, and ancestors
Book 1972

Summary: David K. Jordan is an American anthropologist, educator, and academic administrator. He is a professor emeritus at the University of California, San Diego, since 2004. Jordan is known for his various service posts to the university. These positions include the chair for the department of anthropology, the director for the program of Chinese studies, provost of Earl Warren College, interim provost of Sixth College, as well as one of the founders of the UCSD department of anthropology with psychological anthropologist Melford Spiro. Jordan participated in the university Academic Senate committees including the UCSD Graduate Council and the Council of Provosts. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][2][4]
Born: 1942 [2][4]
Birth Place: Chicago [4]
Country: United States [2]
Language: English [3]
Occupation: Esperantist [4]; anthropologist [4]; sinologist [4]; university teacher [4]
Profession: Anthropologe [2]
Employer: Harvard University [4]; University of California, San Diego [4]
Educated at: Stanford University [4]; University of Chicago [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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