# Derek Freeman

> John Derek Freeman was a New Zealand anthropologist known for his criticism of Margaret Mead's work on Samoan society, as described in her 1928 ethnography Coming of Age in Samoa. His attack "ignited controversy of a scale, visibility, and ferocity never before seen in anthropology."

*New Zealand anthropologist (1916-2001)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** New Zealand
- **Born:** 1916-08-15
- **Died:** 2001-07-06
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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## Sources
- [Derek Freeman](https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Freeman)
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- [ديريك فريمان](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83_%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86)
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- [Derek J. Freeman](https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_J._Freeman)
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- [Фриман, Дерек](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%2C_%D0%94%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BA)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q352603)

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