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Harold Courlander

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American anthropologist (1908-1996)

United StatesAcademicsLived 1908 to 1996 · aged 87
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Harold Courlander was an American novelist, folklorist, and anthropologist and an expert in the study of Haitian life. The author of 35 books and plays and numerous scholarly articles, Courlander specialized in the study of African, Caribbean, Afro-American, and Native American cultures.

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1969American Library Association
1958Guggenheim Fellowship
1953Guggenheim Fellowship
1948Guggenheim Fellowship
1948Newbery Honor
Axel Wenner-Gren

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Harold Courlander was an American novelist, folklorist, and anthropologist and an expert in the study of Haitian life. The author of 35 books and plays and numerous scholarly articles, Courlander specialized in the study of African, Caribbean, Afro-American, and Native American cultures. He took a special interest in oral literature, cults, and Afro-American cultural connections with Africa.

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United States
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Academics
Type
Academic
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deceased
Dates
Lived 1908 to 1996 · aged 87
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9 languages

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