# William Bascom

> William R. Bascom was an American folklorist, anthropologist, and museum director. He was a specialist in the art and culture of West Africa and the African Diaspora, especially the Yoruba of Nigeria.

*American folklorist (1912-1981)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/william-bascom

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1912-05-23
- **Died:** 1981-09-11
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [William Bascom](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Bascom)
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- [ویلیام باسمک](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85%DA%A9)
- [William R. Bascom](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_R._Bascom)
- [William Bascom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Bascom)
- [ਵਿਲੀਅਮ ਆਰ ਬਾਸਕਮ](https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%B5%E0%A8%BF%E0%A8%B2%E0%A9%80%E0%A8%85%E0%A8%AE_%E0%A8%86%E0%A8%B0_%E0%A8%AC%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%95%E0%A8%AE)
- [William Bascom](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Bascom)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5566812)

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