Friedl, Ernestine, 1920-

Ernestine Friedl served as chair of the Dept. of Anthropology and as Dean of Arts and Sciences and Trinity College at Duke University. She studied gender roles, rural life in modern Greece, and the Chippewa.

From the description of Ernestine Friedl papers, circa 1950-2000. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 58974460

Personal Information: Born August 13, 1920, in Szegled, Hungary; U.S. citizen; daughter of Nicholas and Ethel (Neudorfer) Friedl. Education: Hunter College (now Hunter College of the City University of New York), A.B., 1941; Columbia University, Ph.D., 1950. Memberships: American Anthropological Association (fellow; president, 1975), American Academy of Arts and Sciences (fellow), American Association for the Advancement of Science (fellow), American Ethnological Society (president, 1967), Northeastern Anthropological Association (president, 1971), Phi Beta Kappa.

Awards: Fulbright and Wenner-Gren Foundation Award, for Vasilika, 1955-56; National Science Foundation grant, 1964-67; Duke University Medal for Distinguished Meritorious Service, 2004.

Career: Wellesley College, instructor in anthropology, 1944-46; Queens College of the City University of New York, 1947-74, assistant professor, 1955-61, associate professor, 1962-65, professor of anthropology, 1965-74, chair of department, 1964-68, executive officer of Ph.D. program in anthropology, 1969-70; Duke University, professor of anthropology, 1973-, chair of department, 1973-78, dean of Arts and Sciences and Trinity College, 1980-1985.

Writings: Vasilika: A Village in Modern Greece, Holt, 1962. Women and Men: An Anthropologist's View, Holt, 1975. Contributor of articles and reviews to American Anthropologist, Human Organization, and Anthropological Quarterly . Edited the Journal of Modern Greek Studies .

[Adapted from: Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2005. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Thomson Gale, 2005.]

From the guide to the Ernestine Friedl Papers, ., circa 1950 - 2000, (University Archives, Duke University)