Clyde Kluckhohn

Clyde Kluckhohn
Born(1905-01-11)January 11, 1905
DiedJuly 28, 1960(1960-07-28) (aged 55)
EducationPrinceton University
University of Wisconsin, Madison (BA)
Corpus Christi College, Oxford
University of Vienna
Harvard University (MA, PhD)
AwardsViking Fund Medal (1950)
Scientific career
FieldsCultural anthropology
InstitutionsHarvard University
Doctoral studentsElizabeth Colson, Laura Nader, Walter Taylor, Evon Z. Vogt

Clyde Kluckhohn (/ˈklʌkhn/; January 11, 1905 in Le Mars, Iowa – July 28, 1960 near Santa Fe, New Mexico), was an American anthropologist and social theorist, best known for his long-term ethnographic work among the Navajo and his contributions to the development of theory of culture within American anthropology. During his lifetime, Kluckhohn was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1944),[1] the United States National Academy of Sciences (1952),[2] and the American Philosophical Society (1952).[3]

  1. ^ "Clyde Kay Maben Kluckhohn". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  2. ^ "Clyde Kluckhohn". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  3. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2023-02-06.