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Ralph Linton

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American anthropologist (1893-1953)

United StatesAcademicsLived 1893 to 1953 · aged 60
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Ralph Linton was an American anthropologist of the mid-20th century, particularly remembered for his texts The Study of Man (1936) and The Tree of Culture (1955). One of Linton's major contributions to anthropology was defining a distinction between status and role.

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Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
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Lived 1893 to 1953 · aged 60
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18 languages

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