Melville Jean Herskovits was an American anthropologist who helped establish African and African Diaspora studies in American academia, known for exploring the cultural continuity from African cultures expressed in African-American communities. He carried out fieldwork with his wife, the anthropologist Frances Shapiro Herskovits, in South America, the Caribbean and Africa, and the two jointly wrote several books and monographs together.
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Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account Death DateSourced to the subject's own account Death YearSourced to the subject's own account BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own account Death PlaceSourced to the subject's own accountEvanston, Illinois, U.S. 1 Nationality / CultureSourced to the subject's own account Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own accountKnown for exploring the cultural continuity from African cultures as expressed in African-American communities. 1 Notable WorkSourced to the subject's own accountThe Myth of the Negro Past (1941) 1 Connections
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Herskovits studied under Boas at Columbia and pioneered the anthropological study of the African diaspora.
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Melville Jean Herskovits (September 10, 1895 – February 25, 1963) was an American anthropologist who helped to first establish African and African Diaspora studies in American academia.
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September 10, 1895 - February 25, 1963
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Born to Jewish immigrants in Bellefontaine, Ohio, in 1895, Herskovits attended local public schools.
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February 25, 1963 (aged 67) Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
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was an American anthropologist
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He is known for exploring the cultural continuity from African cultures as expressed in African-American communities.
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Herskovits's book The Myth of the Negro Past is about African cultural influences on African Americans
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He moved to New York City for graduate work, earning his M.A. and Ph.D. in anthropology from Columbia University under the guidance of the German-born American anthropologist Franz Boas.
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