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Sherry Ortner

American anthropologist · United States · On the map · Academics · Born 1941 · age 85

Sherry Beth Ortner is an American cultural anthropologist. She is a Distinguished Professor of Anthropology (Emerita) at UCLA.

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2023Corresponding Fellow of the British AcademyAward2001Anders Retzius MedalAward1990MacArthur Fellows ProgramAward1982Guggenheim FellowshipAward1941Born19 September 1941

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Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy2023
Anders Retzius Medal2001
MacArthur Fellows Program1990
Guggenheim Fellowship1982
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Category
Academics
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Born 1941 · age 85

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