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Dan Ben-Amos

Israeli-American folklorist (1934-2023) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 88

Dan Ben-Amos was an Israeli-American folklorist and academic who worked as a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, where he held the Graduate Program Chair for the Department of Folklore and Folklife.

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Awards

Guggenheim Fellowship1975

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1934 to 2023 · aged 88

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