Bronisław Malinowski
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Summary
Bronisław Malinowski was born on April 7, 1884[1], in Kraków[2]. He died on May 16, 1942[3], in New Haven[4]. He worked as an anthropologist[5], university teacher[6], sociologist[7], ethnographer[8], and photographer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,650 views/month, #6,897 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Date of birth: January 1, 1884[11]
- Date of death: January 1, 1942[12]
- Place of burial: Connecticut[13], Evergreen Cemetery[14]
- Father: Lucjan Malinowski[15]
- Spouse: Elsie Masson[16], Valetta Swann[17]
- Country of citizenship: Austria–Hungary[18], United Kingdom[19], Second Polish Republic[20]
- Occupation: university teacher[21], social anthropologist[22], ethnologist[23]
- Field of work: cultural anthropology[24]
- Employer: Cornell University[25], London School of Economics and Political Science[26], Yale University[27]
- Educated at: Jagiellonian University[28], Leipzig University[29], London School of Economics and Political Science[30], Jan III Sobieski High School in Kraków[31]
- Student: Fei Xiaotong[32], Jomo Kenyatta[33], Raymond Firth[34], E. E. Evans-Pritchard[35], Z. K. Matthews[36], Meyer Fortes[37], Hortense Powdermaker[38]
- Award received: Messenger Lectures[39], Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[40]
- Member of: Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences[41]
- Influenced by: Émile Durkheim[42]
- Sex or gender: male[43]
- Family: Малиновські гербу Побог[44]
- Doctoral student: Hilda Kuper[45], Audrey Richards[46], Z. K. Matthews[47], Raymond Firth[48], Edmund Leach[49]
- Commons category: Bronisław Kasper Malinowski[50]
- Cause of death: myocardial infarction[51]
- Family name: Malinowski[52]
- Given name: Bronisław[53]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bronisław Kasper Malinowski[54]
- Student of: Wilhelm Wundt[55]
- Manner of death: natural causes[56]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Bronisław Malinowski include Bronislaw Malinowski Award[57].
Why It Matters
Bronisław Malinowski has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] He is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]
He has been cited as an influence by W. Lloyd Warner[60], an anthropologist[61], 1898–1970[62], of United States[63], specialised in sociology[64] and Isaac Schapera[65], an anthropologist[66], 1905–2003[67], of United Kingdom[68], awarded the Fellow of the British Academy[69], specialised in social anthropology[70].
Works attributed to him include Argonauts of the Western Pacific[71], a written work[72] and Sex and Repression in Savage Society[73], a literary work[74]. Entities named for him include Bronislaw Malinowski Award[57].
His notable doctoral advisees include Edmund Leach[75], Fei Xiaotong[76], Raymond Firth[77], Z. K. Matthews[78], Audrey Richards[79], and Hilda Kuper[80].
FAQs
Where was Bronisław Malinowski born?
Bronisław Malinowski was born in Kraków[2].
Where did Bronisław Malinowski die?
Bronisław Malinowski passed away in New Haven[4].
Who were Bronisław Malinowski's parents?
Bronisław Malinowski's father was Lucjan Malinowski[15].
Who was Bronisław Malinowski married to?
Bronisław Malinowski's spouses include Elsie Masson[16] and Valetta Swann[17].
What did Bronisław Malinowski do for work?
Bronisław Malinowski worked as an anthropologist[5], university teacher[6], sociologist[7], and ethnographer[8].
Where did Bronisław Malinowski go to school?
Bronisław Malinowski was educated at Jagiellonian University[28], Leipzig University[29], London School of Economics and Political Science[30], and Jan III Sobieski High School in Kraków[31].
What awards did Bronisław Malinowski receive?
Honors received include Messenger Lectures[39] and Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[40].
Who did Bronisław Malinowski influence?
Bronisław Malinowski has been cited as an influence by W. Lloyd Warner[60] and Isaac Schapera[65].