# Kalervo Oberg

> Kalervo Oberg was a Canadian anthropologist. Oberg was dedicated to fieldwork, serving as a civil servant and a teacher. He travelled the world and wrote about these experiences so others could enjoy them as well. Oberg is perhaps best known for applying the term culture shock to all people who travel abroad into new cultures and for his doctoral dissertation, The Social Economy of the Tlingit Indians of Alaska.

*Canadian anthropologist (1901-1973)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1901-01-15
- **Died:** 1973-07-11
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 39.7
- **Momentum:** 1.7

## Sources
- [Оберг, Калерво](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%B1%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B3%2C_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B2%D0%BE)
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