Fredrik Barth, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Fredrik Barth

Norwegian social anthropologist

Date of Birth: 22-Dec-1928

Place of Birth: Leipzig, Leipzig District, Germany

Date of Death: 24-Jan-2016

Profession: university teacher, anthropologist

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Fredrik Barth

  • Thomas Fredrik Weybye Barth (22 December 1928 – 24 January 2016) was a Norwegian social anthropologist who published several ethnographic books with a clear formalist view.
  • He was a professor in the Department of Anthropology at Boston University, and previously held professorships at the University of Oslo, the University of Bergen (where he founded the Department of Social Anthropology), Emory University and Harvard University.
  • He was appointed a government scholar in 1985.

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