Jack Goody

British anthropologist (1919-2015)

  • Fame48.9
  • Momentum1.1
  • Wikipedia1.3K
Source-basedStable
Lived 1919–2015, aged 96United Kingdom
  • Wikipedia
    15 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1919–2015
    Aged 96
  • Awards
    14
    recognised works
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Updated 2026-08-24

Sir John Rankine Goody was an English social anthropologist. He was a prominent lecturer at Cambridge University, and was William Wyse Professor of Social Anthropology from 1973 to 1984.

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48.9
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Momentum1.1
Historical14.2
Source confidence60.0
Completeness70.0
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