Ashley Montagu | |
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 Montagu in 1958 | |
| Born | Israel Ehrenberg 28 June 1905 |
| Died | 26 November 1999 (aged 94) Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Nationality | British |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | University College London London School of Economics Columbia University |
| Known for | Popularizing the term "ethnic group" |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Anthropology |
Montague Francis Ashley-Montagu (born Israel Ehrenberg; June 28, 1905 – November 26, 1999) was a British-American anthropologist who popularized the study of topics such as race and gender and their relation to politics and development.[1] He was the rapporteur, in 1950, for the UNESCO "statement on race".
As a young man he changed his name from Ehrenberg to "Montague Francis Ashley-Montagu". After relocating to the United States he used the name "Ashley Montagu".
Montagu, who became a naturalized American citizen in 1940, taught and lectured at Harvard, Princeton, Rutgers, the University of California, Santa Barbara, and New York University.[2] Forced out of his Rutgers position after the McCarthy hearings, he repositioned himself as a public intellectual in the 1950s and 1960s, appearing regularly on television shows and writing for magazines and newspapers. He authored over 60 books throughout this lifetime. In 1995, the American Humanist Association named him the Humanist of the Year.
- ^ Ramirez, Anthony (29 November 1999). "Obituary: Ashley Montagu, 94, Anthropologist and Popular Author". NY Times.
- ^ The Ashley Montagu Institute Archived 2013-06-23 at the Wayback Machine; Roderic Gorney MD, Los Angeles