# Melville J. Herskovits

> Melville Jean Herskovits was an American anthropologist who helped to first establish African and African Diaspora studies in American academia. He is known for exploring the cultural continuity from African cultures as expressed in African-American communities. He worked with his wife Frances (Shapiro) Herskovits, also an anthropologist, in the field in South America, the Caribbean and Africa. They jointly wrote several books and monographs.

*American anthropologist (1895–1963)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/melville-j-herskovits

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1895-09-10
- **Died:** 1963-02-25
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 49.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.2 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 14.4 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/1929582)
- [ميلفيل هيرسكوفيتس](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%84_%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%83%D9%88%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B3)
- [ميلفيل هيرسكوفيتس](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%84_%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%83%D9%88%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B3)
- [Melville J. Herskovits](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melville_J._Herskovits)
- [Melville J. Herskovits](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melville_J._Herskovits)
- [Melville Herskovits](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melville_Herskovits)
- [ملویل هرسکویتس](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%84%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%84_%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B3%DA%A9%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%AA%D8%B3)
- [Melville Herskovits](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melville_Herskovits)
- [Melville Herskovits](https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melville_Herskovits)
- [Melville J. Herskovits](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melville_J._Herskovits)
- [Melville Jean Herskovits](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melville_Jean_Herskovits)
- [Melville J. Herskovits](https://mad.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melville_J._Herskovits)
- [ਮੈਲਵਿਲ ਜੇ ਹਰਸਕੋਵਿਤਸ](https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%AE%E0%A9%88%E0%A8%B2%E0%A8%B5%E0%A8%BF%E0%A8%B2_%E0%A8%9C%E0%A9%87_%E0%A8%B9%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%95%E0%A9%8B%E0%A8%B5%E0%A8%BF%E0%A8%A4%E0%A8%B8)
- [Melville Herskovits](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melville_Herskovits)
- [Melville Jean Herskovits](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melville_Jean_Herskovits)
- [Херсковиц, Мелвилл Джин](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%86%2C_%D0%9C%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BB_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%BD)
- [梅尔维尔·赫斯科维茨](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A2%85%E5%B0%94%E7%BB%B4%E5%B0%94%C2%B7%E8%B5%AB%E6%96%AF%E7%A7%91%E7%BB%B4%E8%8C%A8)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q711288)

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