# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/marshall-sahlins
# Generated: 2026-08-14T04:36:11.486Z

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name: "Marshall Sahlins"
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description: "Marshall David Sahlins was an American cultural anthropologist best known for his ethnographic work in the Pacific and for his contributions to anthropological theory. He was the Charles F. Grey Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and of Social Sciences at the University of Chicago."
tagline: "American anthropologist (1930-2021)"
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birthDate: "1930-12-27"
deathDate: "2021-04-05"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump