Lesser, Alexander, 1902-
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- 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]VIAF[2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)[3]Bibliothèque nationale de France[4]Library of Congress[5]Wikidata
- Born
- 1902 [5]Wikidata
- 1902-08-07 [2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- Birth Place
- New York, NY [2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- Died
- 1982-10-04 [2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- 1982-08-07 [5]Wikidata
- Death Place
- East Meadows, N. Y. [3]Bibliothèque nationale de France
- Country
- United States [2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- Language
- English [3]Bibliothèque nationale de France
- Occupation
- anthropologist [5]Wikidata
- Employer
- Columbia University [5]Wikidata
- Brooklyn College [5]Wikidata
- Brandeis University [5]Wikidata
- Hofstra University [5]Wikidata
- Educated at
- Columbia University [5]Wikidata
- Country of Education
- United States [5]Wikidata
- Yale LUX
- Entity [5]Wikidata
- Sources
- 1. VIAF
- 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France
- 4. Library of Congress
- 5. Wikidata
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