Burton Benedict American Anthropologist
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| Birthday |
20th May, 1923
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| Birthplace |
Baltimore, Maryland
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| Died |
19th September, 2010
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| Place of Death |
Berkeley, California
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| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Anthropologist
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Burton Benedict (May 20, 1923 – September 19, 2010) was an American anthropologist.
He interrupted his studies at Harvard University to serve in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.
After graduation he studied for a doctorate at the
London School of Economics and afterwards carried out field work with the university and McGill University in Mauritius and the Seychelles.
He joined the University of California, Berkeley, in 1968 and spent the rest of his career there, rising to dean of social sciences.
He was made director of the university's Lowie Museum of Anthropology and was responsible for securing additional funding from the William Randolph Hearst Foundation.
He was director when the museum was renamed after one of its founders Phoebe Apperson Hearst.
After retirement in 1994 he continued to volunteer at the museum and at the Oakland Zoo.
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