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Claude Levi-Strauss

Posted on Tuesday April 24, 2018

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Claude Levi-Strauss (1908-2009) was an anthropologist who was best known for his structural theories. He became very well known in his field and was nicknamed "the father of modern anthropology".
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Posted on Tuesday April 24, 2018

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Claude Lévi-Strauss was a visiting professor at the New School for Social Research in New York City (1941–45), where he was influenced by the work of linguist Roman Jakobson. You can read more about him here.

If you’d like to write a more in-depth profile of Claude Lévi-Strauss, email us at [email protected]. We welcome contributions.

Photo: Claude Lévi-Strauss, 2001., Joel Robine—AFP/G

Claude Levi-Strauss
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