Ralph Linton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ralph Linton

American anthropologist

Date of Birth: 27-Feb-1893

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 24-Dec-1953

Profession: sociologist, anthropologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Ralph Linton (27 February 1893 – 24 December 1953) was a respected American anthropologist of the mid-20th century, particularly remembered for his texts The Study of Man (1936) and The Tree of Culture (1955).
One of Linton's major contributions to anthropology was defining a distinction between status and role.