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 (13,342 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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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^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1915^[30]; Dartmouth College^[23], a private university^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1769^[33]; Columbia University^[24], a private university^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1754^[36], headquartered in Manhattan^[37]; University of Paris^[26], a former entity^[38], in France^[39], founded in 1150^[40], headquartered in Paris^[41]; and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München^[27], a public research university^[42], in Germany^[43], founded in 1472^[44], headquartered in Hauptgebäude der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München^[45]. Academic degrees include Bachelor of Arts^[46] and Master of Arts^[47].

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^[48]; mythology^[17], a genre^[49]; comparative religion^[18], an academic major^[50]; and literary theory^[19], an academic discipline^[51]. Employers include Canterbury School^[20], a school^[52], in United States^[53], founded in 1915^[54] and Sarah Lawrence College^[21], a liberal arts college in the United States^[55], in United States^[56], founded in 1926^[57]. A notable student of Joseph Campbell was Christina Grof^[58].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include The Hero with a Thousand Faces^[59], a literary work^[60]; The Masks of God^[61], a literary work^[62]; The Mythic Image^[63], a literary work^[64]; Goddesses: Mysteries of the Feminine Divine^[65], a literary work^[66]; The Inner Reaches of Outer Space^[67]; and Thou Art That^[68].

Personal Life

Among Joseph Campbell's spouses was Jean Erdman^[13]. His religion is recorded as Catholic Church^[69].

Death and Burial

Joseph Campbell died on October 30, 1987^[5]. He passed away in Honolulu^[4]. The cause of death was esophageal cancer^[70]. 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 (13,342 views/month, #5,639 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[71] He is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[72]

He has been cited as an influence by Dan Harmon^[73], a screenwriter^[74], b. 1973^[75], of United States^[76], awarded the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics^[77], specialised in children's and young adult literature^[78].

He is credited with the discovery of monomyth^[79], a concept^[80]. Works attributed to him include The Hero with a Thousand Faces^[81], a literary work^[82].

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^[73].

What did Joseph Campbell discover?

Joseph Campbell is credited as discoverer of monomyth^[79].