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Suzanne Comhaire-Sylvain

Haitian anthropologist (1898-1975) · Haiti · On the map · Academics · Died at 76

Suzanne Comhaire-Sylvain was the first woman Haitian anthropologist. Suzanne Comhaire-Sylvain was a student of Bronisław Malinowski who worked in 1949 with Alfred Métraux, and participated in a UNESCO project in Haiti. She married Jean Comhaire, a Belgian who headed the Anthropology Department of University of Nsukka.

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Subsequently, she worked in Africa.

Country
Haiti
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1898 to 1975 · aged 76