Goldschmidt, Walter, 1913-2010

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Dates:

Birth 1913

Death 2010-09-01

Nationality: Americans,

Language: English,

Biographical notes:

Goldschmidt was born on Feb. 24, 1913 in San Antonio, TX; BA (1933) and MA (1935), Univ. of TX; Ph. D, UC Berkeley, 1942; social science analyst at US Bureau of Agricultural Economics, 1940-46; asst. professor (1946-50), assoc. professor (1950-56), professor, and chairman of the dept. of anthropology (1964-69), UCLA; founder and member of the board of directors (1957-60), African Studies Assn.; president, Southwestern Anthropological Society (1950-51) and president of the American Ethnological Society (1969-70); editor, American anthropologist, 1956-59; publications include The Hupa white deerskin dance (1940), Nomlaki ethnography (1951), Man's way : a preface to the understanding of human society (1959), and Comparative functionalism : an essay in anthropological theory (1966).

From the description of Papers, ca. 1930-1994. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 41113202

Biography

Goldschmidt was born on February 24, 1913 in San Antonio, Texas; BA (1933) and MA (1935), University of Texas; Ph.D, UC Berkeley, 1942; social science analyst at U.S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics, 1940-46; assistant professor (1946-50), associate professor (1950-56), professor, and chairman of the department of anthropology (1964-69), UCLA; founder and member of the board of directors (1957-60), African Studies Association; president, Southwestern Anthropological Society (1950-51) and president of the American Ethnological Society (1969-70); editor, American anthropologist, 1956-59; publications include The Hupa white deerskin dance (1940), Nomlaki ethnography (1951), Man's way: a preface to the understanding of human society (1959), and Comparative functionalism: an essay in anthropological theory (1966).

From the guide to the Walter Rochs Goldschmidt Papers, ca. 1930-1994, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)