David G. Mandelbaum

Anthropologist, Author

1911 – 1987

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Who was David G. Mandelbaum?

David Goodman Mandelbaum was an American anthropologist.

He majored in anthropology at Northwestern University, studying with Melville J. Herskovits. His major published work dealt with the Plains Cree people of Saskatchewan, Canada and he was well regarded for his study of society in India. He earned his doctorate at Yale University in 1936.

He taught at University of Minnesota, University of California, and was an active professor emeritus at the latter until his death in 1987 from cancer.

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Born
Aug 22, 1911
Chicago
Also known as
  • David Mandelbaum
  • David Goodman Mandelbaum
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Northwestern University
  • PhD, Yale University
    ( - 1936)
Employment
  • University of Minnesota
Lived in
  • Berkeley
    ( - 1987/04/19)
Died
Apr 19, 1987
Berkeley

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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