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Derek Freeman

New Zealand anthropologist (1916-2001)

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  • Wikipedia621
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Lived 1916–2001, aged 85New Zealand
New ZealandNew ZealandAcademicsAcademic
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    1916–2001
    Aged 85
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Updated 2026-06-19

John Derek Freeman was a New Zealand anthropologist known for his criticism of Margaret Mead's work on Samoan society, as described in her 1928 ethnography Coming of Age in Samoa. His attack "ignited controversy of a scale, visibility, and ferocity never before seen in anthropology."

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