# Richard Dorson

> Richard Mercer Dorson was an American folklorist, professor, and director of the Folklore Institute at Indiana University. Dorson has been called the "father of American folklore" and "the dominant force in the study of folklore".

*American folklorist (1916–1981)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/richard-dorson

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1916-03-12
- **Died:** 1981-09-11
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 45.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.3 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 13.6 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/4929910)
- [ريتشارد دورسون](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF_%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86)
- [Riçard Dorson](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ri%C3%A7ard_Dorson)
- [Ричард Дорсън](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4_%D0%94%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81%D1%8A%D0%BD)
- [Richard M. Dorson](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_M._Dorson)
- [Richard Dorson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Dorson)
- [Richard Dorson](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Dorson)
- [Richard Dorson](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Dorson)
- [リチャード・ドーソン (民俗学者)](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%89%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3_(%E6%B0%91%E4%BF%97%E5%AD%A6%E8%80%85))
- [Richard Dorson](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Dorson)
- [ਰਿਚਰਡ ਡੌਰਸਨ](https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%BF%E0%A8%9A%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%A1_%E0%A8%A1%E0%A9%8C%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%A8)
- [Richard Dorson](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Dorson)
- [رچرڈ ڈورسن](https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%DA%86%D8%B1%DA%88_%DA%88%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%86)
- [Дорсон, Ричард](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%2C_%D0%A0%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4)
- [Richard Dorson](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Dorson)
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- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/380ed305-eb8e-4ade-80c7-316f58f99526)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3352534)

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