Lounsbury, Floyd G.

Contributed to

Another view of Trobriand kinship categories
essay 1965

Summary: Floyd Glenn Lounsbury was an American linguist, anthropologist and Mayanist scholar and epigrapher, best known for his work on linguistic and cultural systems of a variety of North and South American languages. Equally important were his contributions to understanding the hieroglyphs, culture and history of the Maya civilization of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][3][4]; Unknown [2]
Born: 1914 [2]; 1914-04-25 [4]
Birth Place: Stevens Points (Wis.) [3]; Stevens Point [4]
Died: 1998 [2]; 1998-05-14 [4]
Death Place: Branford (Conn.) [3]; East Haven [4]
Language: English [3]
Occupation: anthropologist [4]; linguist [4]; mesoamericanist [4]
Profession: Linguist [2]
Employer: Yale University [4]
Educated at: University of Wisconsin–Madison [4]; Yale 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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