Lauriston Sharp
Anthropologist, Academic
1907 – 1993
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Who was Lauriston Sharp?
Lauriston Sharp was a Goldwin Smith Professor of Anthropology and Asian Studies at Cornell University. He was the first person appointed in anthropology at the university, and he created its Southeast Asia Program, research centers in Asia and North and South America, a multidisciplinary faculty and strong language program. He was a founding member of the Society for Applied Anthropology and a founding trustee of the Asia Society.
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- Born
- Mar 24, 1907
Madison - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- PhD, Harvard University
Anthropology
(1932 - 1937)
- PhD, Harvard University
- Employment
- Cornell University
- Lived in
- Ithaca
( - 1993/12/31)
- Ithaca
- Died
- Dec 31, 1993
Ithaca
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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