Lauriston Sharp

Lauriston Sharp
1967 Fellow, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Born	(1907-03-24)March 24, 1907 Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	December 31, 1993(1993-12-31) (aged 86) Ithaca, New York, U.S.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin Harvard University
Known for	Applied Anthropology Founded Cornell Southeast Asia Program Founding member of the Society for Applied Anthropology
Awards	Bronislaw Malinowski Award Guggenheim Fellowship Fulbright Fellowship National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship
Scientific career
Fields	Anthropology of Aboriginal Australia (ie Yir Yoront) Anthropology of South-East Asia (especially Bang Chan, Thailand)
Institutions	Cornell University State Department, Division for Southeast Asian Affairs
Notable students	G. William Skinner

Lauriston Sharp (March 24, 1907 – December 31, 1993) was a Goldwin Smith Professor of Anthropology and Asian Studies at Cornell University. He was the first person appointed in anthropology at the university, and he created its Southeast Asia Program, research centers in Asia and North and South America, a multidisciplinary faculty and strong language program. He was a founding member of the Society for Applied Anthropology and a founding trustee of the Asia Society.