Alfred Gell
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1945 – 1997
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Who was Alfred Gell?
Alfred Gell was a British social anthropologist whose most influential work concerned art, language, symbolism and ritual. He was trained by Edmund Leach and Raymond Firth and did his fieldwork in Melanesia and tribal India. Gell taught at the London School of Economics, among other places. He was also a Fellow of the British Academy. He died of cancer in 1997, at the age of 51.
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- Born
- Jun 12, 1945
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Education
- London School of Economics and Political Science
- Died
- Jan 28, 1997
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on July 23, 2013
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