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Clifford Geertz

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American anthropologist

United StatesAcademicsLived 1926 to 2006 · aged 80
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Clifford James Geertz was an American anthropologist who is remembered mostly for his strong support for and influence on the practice of symbolic anthropology and who was considered "for three decades ... " He served until his death as professor emeritus at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton.

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1992Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize
1988National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism
1983Huxley Memorial Medal
1974Talcott Parsons Prize

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Clifford James Geertz was an American anthropologist who is remembered mostly for his strong support for and influence on the practice of symbolic anthropology and who was considered "for three decades ... the single most influential cultural anthropologist in the United States." He served until his death as professor emeritus at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton.

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United States
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Academics
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deceased
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Lived 1926 to 2006 · aged 80
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