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Marvin Harris

American anthropologist (1927-2001)

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Lived 1927–2001, aged 74United States

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Updated 2026-06-14

Marvin Harris was an American anthropologist. He was born in Brooklyn, New York City. A prolific writer, he was highly influential in the development of cultural materialism. In his work, he combined Karl Marx's emphasis on the forces of production with Thomas Malthus's insights on the impact of demographic factors on other parts of the sociocultural system.

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