May Mandelbaum Edel | |
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Born | December 1, 1909 New York, New York |
Died | May 23, 1964 Kew Gardens General Hospital in Queens, New York |
Alma mater | Barnard College; Columbia University |
Known for | Cultural anthropology |
Spouse | Abraham Edel |
Children | Matthew Edel; Deborah Edel |
Scientific career | |
Thesis | (1940) |
Academic advisors | Franz Boaz; Ruth Benedict |
May Mandelbaum Edel (1 December 1909 – 23 May 1964) was an American anthropologist known for her fieldwork among the Okanagan in Washington, the Tillamook in Oregon, and the Kiga in Uganda.[1] Edel's linguistic research of the Tillamook serves as the only published account of the language[2] which provided data for future linguistic publications.[2] Edel was the first American woman anthropologist to live in an African village, and her research in Africa documented the diversity of African cultures.[3]