Lesser, Alexander, 1902-

Contributed to

The Pawnee Ghost Dance hand game
book chapter 1933

Summary: Alexander Lesser (1902–1982) was an American anthropologist. Working in the Boasian tradition of American cultural anthropology, he adopted critical stances of several ideas of his fellow Boasians, and became known as an original and critical thinker, pioneering several ideas that later became widely accepted within anthropology. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][2][3][4][5]
Born: 1902-08-07 [2]
Birth Place: New York, NY [2]
Died: 1982-10-04 [2]
Death Place: East Meadows, N. Y. [3]
Country: United States [2]
Language: English [3]
Occupation: anthropologist [5]
Employer: Columbia University [5]; Brooklyn College [5]; Brandeis University [5]; Hofstra University [5]
Educated at: Columbia University [5]
Country of Education: United States [5]

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

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