Hortense Powdermaker

American anthropologist, professor and researcher (1900–1970)
Person human Q3140854
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Hortense Powdermaker

Summary

Hortense Powdermaker is a human[1]. She was born in Philadelphia[2]. She was born on +1900-12-24T00:00:00Z[3]. She passed away in Berkeley[4]. She died on +1970-06-15T00:00:00Z[5]. She worked as an anthropologist[6] and anthropologist[7]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Hortense Powdermaker was born in Philadelphia[2].
  • Hortense Powdermaker died in Berkeley[4].
  • Hortense Powdermaker was born on +1900-12-24T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Hortense Powdermaker died on +1970-06-15T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Hortense Powdermaker held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Hortense Powdermaker worked as an anthropologist[6].
  • Hortense Powdermaker's professions included anthropologist[7].
  • Hortense Powdermaker's field of work was anthropology[10].
  • Hortense Powdermaker was employed by Queens College[11].
  • Among Hortense Powdermaker's employers was Yale University[12].
  • Among Hortense Powdermaker's employers was Hunter College[13].
  • Among Hortense Powdermaker's employers was Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America[14].
  • Hortense Powdermaker's education included a stint at London School of Economics and Political Science[15].
  • Hortense Powdermaker was educated at Goucher College[16].
  • Hortense Powdermaker received the Guggenheim Fellowship[17].
  • Hortense Powdermaker is recorded as female[18].
  • Hortense Powdermaker's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Hortense Powdermaker's ISNI is recorded as 0000000117610671[20].
  • Hortense Powdermaker's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 45098350[21].
  • Hortense Powdermaker's GND ID is recorded as 118793136[22].
  • Hortense Powdermaker's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79090091[23].
  • Hortense Powdermaker's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 124873020[24].
  • Hortense Powdermaker's IdRef ID is recorded as 034080600[25].
  • Hortense Powdermaker's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA0448264X[26].
  • Hortense Powdermaker's SBN author ID is recorded as UBOV020086[27].

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Origins and Family

Hortense Powdermaker's place of birth was Philadelphia[2]. She was born on +1900-12-24T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at London School of Economics and Political Science[15], a public research university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1895[30], headquartered in London[31] and Goucher College[16], a liberal arts college[32], in United States[33], founded in 1885[34], headquartered in Baltimore[35]. Hortense Powdermaker studied under Bronisław Malinowski[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include anthropologist[6]. Hortense Powdermaker's field of work was anthropology[10]. Employers include Queens College[11], a university[37], in United States[38], founded in 1937[39]; Yale University[12], a private university[40], in United States[41], founded in 1701[42], headquartered in New Haven[43]; Hunter College[13], a university[44], in United States[45], founded in 1870[46]; and Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America[14], a labor union[47], in United States[48], founded in 1914[49].

Recognition

Hortense Powdermaker received the Guggenheim Fellowship[17].

Death and Burial

Hortense Powdermaker died on +1970-06-15T00:00:00Z[5]. She died in Berkeley[4].

Why It Matters

Hortense Powdermaker ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50]

She has been cited as an influence by Eric Wolf[51], an anthropologist[52], 1923–1999[53], of United States[54], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[55], specialised in history[56].

FAQs

Where was Hortense Powdermaker born?

Born in Philadelphia[2], Hortense Powdermaker…

Where did Hortense Powdermaker die?

Hortense Powdermaker died in Berkeley[4].

What did Hortense Powdermaker do for work?

Hortense Powdermaker worked as anthropologist[6] and anthropologist[7].

Where did Hortense Powdermaker go to school?

Hortense Powdermaker was educated at London School of Economics and Political Science[15] and Goucher College[16].

What awards did Hortense Powdermaker receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[17].

Who did Hortense Powdermaker influence?

Hortense Powdermaker has been cited as an influence by Eric Wolf[51].

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  1. [51] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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