Alfred L. Kroeber Quotes
Anthropology is the most humanistic of the sciences and the most scientific of the humanities.
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| Birth: | 11th June, 1876 |
| Death: | 5th October, 1960 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Anthropologist |
Alfred Louis Kroeber was an American cultural anthropologist. He received his Ph.D. under Franz Boas at Columbia University in 1901, the first doctorate in anthropology awarded by Columbia. He was also the first professor appointed to the Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley. He played an integral role in the early days of its Museum of Anthropology, where he served as director from 1909 through 1947. Kroeber provided detailed information about Ishi, the last surviving member of the Yana people, whom he studied over a period of years. The anthropology department's headquarters building at the University of California is named Kroeber Hall in his honor. He was associated with Berkeley until his retirement in 1946.
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