Alicia Dussán de Reichel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Alicia Dussán de Reichel

Colombian anthropologist

Date of Birth: 16-Oct-1920

Place of Birth: Bogotá, Colombia

Profession: anthropologist

Nationality: Colombia

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Alicia Dussán de Reichel

  • Alicia Dussán de Reichel (born 16 October 1920) is a Colombian educator, who was one of the first students of ethnology in the country.
  • For two decades, she was the only woman conducting archaeological and anthropological studies in the country.
  • Her research focused on Colombia and the Caribbean and along with her husband, she founded University of the Andes' Department of Anthropology.
  • She occupied Chair 15 of the Colombian Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences until 2008 and was the only anthropologist to be a member during her tenure.
  • In 2010, she was honored by the French Government with the designation of officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

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