Harris, Marvin, 1927-2001
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- Summary
- Marvin Harris was an American anthropologist. He was born in Brooklyn, New York City. A prolific writer, he was highly influential in the development of cultural materialism. In his work, he combined Karl Marx's emphasis on the forces of production with Thomas Malthus's insights on the impact of demographic factors on other parts of the sociocultural system. Wikipedia
- Gender or Sex
- Male [1][2][4][5][6]
- Born
- 1927 [2]
- 1927-08-18 [6]
- Birth Place
- New York, N. Y. [3]
- Brooklyn [6]
- Died
- 2001 [2]
- 2001-10-25 [6]
- Death Place
- Gainesville, Fla. [3]
- Gainesville [6]
- Country
- United States [2]
- Language
- English [3]
- Occupation
- anthropologist [6]
- university teacher [6]
- sociologist [6]
- philosopher [6]
- Profession
- Anthropologe [2]
- Employer
- University of Florida [6]
- Columbia University [6]
- Educated at
- Columbia University [6]
- Country of Education
- United States [6]
- Encyclopædia Britannica
- Biography [6]
- Yale LUX
- Entity [6]
- Notable Names Database
- Profile [6]
- Sources
- 1. VIAF
- 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France
- 4. Library of Congress
- 5. National Library of Korea
- 6. Wikidata
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