Clifford Geertz: American anthropologist
Clifford James Geertz (August 23, 1926 – October 30, 2006) was an American anthropologist.
He is known for his strong support for and influence on the practice of symbolic anthropology. He was considered for 30 years one of the most important cultural anthropologists in the United States. He was also a retired professor or emeritus at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, until his death.
Clifford Geertz | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 23, 1926 |
| Died | October 30, 2006 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Antioch College (B.A.) Harvard University (Ph.D.) |
| Known for | Thick description |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Anthropology |
| Institutions | University of Chicago Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey |
| Doctoral advisor | Talcott Parsons |
| Doctoral students | George E. Marcus, Lawrence Rosen, Sherry Ortner, Paul Rabinow |
| Influences | Talcott Parsons, Gilbert Ryle, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Max Weber, Paul Ricoeur, Alfred Schütz |
| Influenced | Stephen Greenblatt, Quentin Skinner |
References
Other websites
- HyperGeertz@WorldCatalogue Archived 2021-04-21 at the Wayback Machine An All-Inclusive Documentation of All Works by Clifford Geertz in All Languages
- Interview of Clifford Geertz(video)
- Big Ideas: Clifford Geertz
- Clifford Geertz: A Life of Learning (Charles Homer Haskins Lecture for 1999)
- Clifford Geertz, Cultural Anthropologist, Is Dead at 80
- Obituary at Institute for Advanced Study Archived 2009-04-29 at the Wayback Machine
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