Jan Matthew Schoffeleers, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Jan Matthew Schoffeleers

Dutch anthropologist

Date of Birth: 31-Aug-1928

Date of Death: 04-Apr-2011

Profession: university teacher, anthropologist

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Jan Mathijs Schoffeleers (1928–2011), who published many of his works in English as Jan Matthew Schoffeleers or Matthew Schoffeleers was a Dutch missionary and member of the Montfort Fathers order who became an important figure in African research as an anthropologist of African religion, particularly that in Malawi, where he spent around 16 years, first as a missionary and then as a lecturer.
He continued his academic career later as reader and professor in religious anthropology in the Netherlands, continuing to concentrate on African themes.