Françoise Héritier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French anthropologist
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Place of Birth: Veauche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
About Françoise Héritier
- Françoise Héritier (15 November 1933 – 15 November 2017) was a French anthropologist, ethnologist, and feminist.
- She was the successor of Claude Lévi-Strauss at the Collège de France (Chair of Comparative Studies of African Societies from 1982 to 1998, now emeritus professor).
- Her work dealt mainly with the theory of alliances and on the prohibition of incest (both theories based on the notion of exchange of women).
- In addition to Lévi-Strauss, she was also influenced by Alfred Radcliffe-Brown.
- She was replaced by Philippe Descola, who is the current holder of the chair of anthropology at the Collège.
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