Melville J. Herskovits, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Melville J. Herskovits

American anthropologist

Date of Birth: 10-Sep-1895

Place of Birth: Bellefontaine, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 25-Feb-1963

Profession: writer, academic, anthropologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Melville Jean Herskovits (September 10, 1895 – February 25, 1963) was an American anthropologist who helped establish African and African-American studies in American academia.
He is known for exploring the cultural continuity from African cultures as expressed in African-American communities.
He worked with his wife Frances (Shapiro) Herskovits, also an anthropologist, in the field in South America, the Caribbean and Africa.
They jointly wrote several books and monographs together.