Joseph Campbell

Summary

Joseph Campbell is a human^[1]. He was born in White Plains^[2]. He was born on March 26, 1904^[3]. He passed away in Honolulu^[4]. He died on October 30, 1987^[5]. He worked as a mythologist^[6], translator^[7], university teacher^[8], writer^[9], and anthropologist^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.56% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,291 views/month, #5,639 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Joseph Campbell was born in White Plains^[2].
• Joseph Campbell died in Honolulu^[4].
• Joseph Campbell was born on March 26, 1904^[3].
• Joseph Campbell died on October 30, 1987^[5].
• Burial took place at O'ahu Cemetery^[12].
• Joseph Campbell was married to Jean Erdman^[13].
• Joseph Campbell held citizenship in United States^[14].
• Joseph Campbell worked as a mythologist^[6].
• Joseph Campbell's professions included translator^[7].
• Joseph Campbell's professions included university teacher^[8].
• Joseph Campbell worked as a writer^[9].
• Joseph Campbell's professions included anthropologist^[10].
• Joseph Campbell worked as an orator^[15].
• Joseph Campbell's field of work was comparative mythology^[16].
• Joseph Campbell's field of work was mythology^[17].
• Joseph Campbell's field of work was comparative religion^[18].
• Joseph Campbell's field of work was literary theory^[19].
• Joseph Campbell was employed by Canterbury School^[20].
• Joseph Campbell was employed by Sarah Lawrence College^[21].
• Joseph Campbell was educated at Canterbury School^[22].
• Joseph Campbell was educated at Dartmouth College^[23].
• Joseph Campbell was educated at Columbia University^[24].
• Joseph Campbell was educated at Columbia University^[25].
• Joseph Campbell's education included a stint at University of Paris^[26].
• Joseph Campbell was educated at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München^[27].

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1904-03-26^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1987-10-30^[31]

• Community tags: myth, mythologist, professor^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 69264dbd-1096-4a58-82c9-668e2f33a4d5^[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in White Plains^[2], Joseph Campbell… he was born on March 26, 1904^[3].

Education

Educated at Canterbury School^[22], a school^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1915^[36]; Dartmouth College^[23], a private university^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1769^[39]; Columbia University^[24], a private university^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1754^[42], headquartered in Manhattan^[43]; University of Paris^[26], a former entity^[44], in France^[45], founded in 1150^[46], headquartered in Paris^[47]; and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München^[27], a public research university^[48], in Germany^[49], founded in 1472^[50], headquartered in Hauptgebäude der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München^[51]. Academic degrees include Bachelor of Arts^[52] and Master of Arts^[53].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mythologist^[6], translator^[7], university teacher^[8], writer^[9], anthropologist^[10], and orator^[15]. Fields of work include comparative mythology^[16], an academic discipline^[54]; mythology^[17], a genre^[55]; comparative religion^[18], an academic major^[56]; and literary theory^[19], an academic discipline^[57]. Employers include Canterbury School^[20], a school^[58], in United States^[59], founded in 1915^[60] and Sarah Lawrence College^[21], a liberal arts college in the United States^[61], in United States^[62], founded in 1926^[63]. A notable student of Joseph Campbell was Christina Grof^[64].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include The Hero with a Thousand Faces^[65], a literary work^[66]; The Masks of God^[67], a literary work^[68]; The Mythic Image^[69], a literary work^[70]; Goddesses: Mysteries of the Feminine Divine^[71], a literary work^[72]; The Inner Reaches of Outer Space^[73]; and Thou Art That^[74].

Personal Life

Among Joseph Campbell's spouses was Jean Erdman^[13]. His religion is recorded as Catholic Church^[75].

Death and Burial

Joseph Campbell died on October 30, 1987^[5]. He passed away in Honolulu^[4]. The cause of death was esophageal cancer^[76]. Burial took place at O'ahu Cemetery^[12].

Why It Matters

Joseph Campbell ranks in the top 0.56% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,291 views/month, #5,639 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[77] He is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[78]

He has been cited as an influence by Dan Harmon^[79], a screenwriter^[80], b. 1973^[81], of United States^[82], awarded the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics^[83], specialised in children's and young adult literature^[84].

He is credited with the discovery of monomyth^[85], a concept^[86]. Works attributed to him include The Hero with a Thousand Faces^[87], a literary work^[88].

FAQs

Where was Joseph Campbell born?

Born in White Plains^[2], Joseph Campbell…

Where did Joseph Campbell die?

Joseph Campbell passed away in Honolulu^[4].

Who was Joseph Campbell married to?

Joseph Campbell's spouses include Jean Erdman^[13].

What did Joseph Campbell do for work?

Joseph Campbell worked as mythologist^[6], translator^[7], university teacher^[8], writer^[9], and anthropologist^[10].

Where did Joseph Campbell go to school?

Joseph Campbell was educated at Canterbury School^[22], Dartmouth College^[23], Columbia University^[24], and Columbia University^[25].

Who did Joseph Campbell influence?

Joseph Campbell has been cited as an influence by Dan Harmon^[79].

What did Joseph Campbell discover?

Joseph Campbell is credited as discoverer of monomyth^[85].