Lessa, William Armand

Lessa was born in 1908; he received his Ph. D from the University of Chicago; joined the UCLA Anthropology Dept. in 1947; investigated comparative religion, myth and ritual, while doing field work in Oceania, China and Hawaii; books include An appraisal of constitutional typologies (1943), The ethnography of Ulithi Atoll (1950), and More tales from Ulithi Atoll : a content analysis (1980); Lessa retired in 1970; he died on Oct. 14, 1997 in Los Angeles.

From the description of Papers, 1943-1985. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 38983712

Biography

Lessa was born in 1908; he received his Ph.D from the University of Chicago; joined the UCLA Anthropology Department in 1947; investigated comparative religion, myth and ritual, while doing field work in Oceania, China and Hawaii; books include An appraisal of constitutional typologies (1943), The ethnography of Ulithi Atoll (1950), and More tales from Ulithi Atoll: a content analysis (1980); Lessa retired in 1970; he died on October 14, 1997 in Los Angeles.

From the guide to the William Armand Lessa Papers, 1943-1985, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)