Michael Garfield Smith | |
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| Born | 18 August 1921 Kingston, Colony of Jamaica, British Empire |
| Died | 5 January 1993 (aged 71) |
| Education | Jamaica College McGill University University College, London (PhD in social anthropology) |
| Occupation(s) | Anthropologist, poet |
| Employer(s) | Professor and Head of the Department of Anthropology, University College, London Franklin M. Crosby Professor Emeritus of the Human Environment, Yale University Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Los Angeles Senior Research Fellow, Research Institute for the Study of Man, and Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of the West Indies |
| Known for | Social anthropologist and poet |
| Spouse | Mary F. Morrison |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | Wellcome Medal for Anthropological Research Curle Bequest Essay Prize Amaury Book Prize (Royal Anthropological Institute) Order of Merit (Jamaica 1972) |
Michael Garfield Smith OM (18 August 1921 – 5 January 1993) was a Jamaican social anthropologist and poet of international repute.