Marshall Sahlins | |
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| Born | Marshall David Sahlins December 27, 1930 |
| Died | April 5, 2021 (aged 90) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan (BA, MA) Columbia University (PhD) |
| Children | Peter Sahlins |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Cultural Anthropology |
| Institutions | University of Chicago |
| Thesis | Social Stratification in Polynesia: a Study of Adaptive Variation in Culture (1954) |
| Doctoral advisor | Morton Fried |
| Doctoral students | David Graeber, Dominic Boyer, Martha Kaplan |
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Marshall David Sahlins (/ˈsɑːlɪnz/ SAH-linz; December 27, 1930 – April 5, 2021)[1][2] was an American cultural anthropologist best known for his ethnographic work in the Pacific and for his contributions to anthropological theory. He was the Charles F. Grey Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and of Social Sciences at the University of Chicago.[3]
- ^ @alnthomas (6 April 2021). "Marshall Sahlins, a giant in the..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Risen, Clay (2021-04-10). "Marshall D. Sahlins, Groundbreaking Anthropologist, Dies at 90". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ^ Moore, Jerry D. 2009. "Marshall Sahlins: Culture Matters" in Visions of Culture: an Introduction to Anthropological Theories and Theorists, Walnut Creek, California: Altamira, pp. 365-385.