Margaret Mead
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Summary
Margaret Mead was born on December 16, 1901[1], in Philadelphia[2]. She died on November 15, 1978[3], in New York City[4]. She worked as an anthropologist[5], writer[6], film director[7], curator[8], and poet[9]. She ranks in the top 0.59% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,900 views/month, #5,859 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Date of birth: 1901[11]
- Date of death: 1978[12]
- Place of burial: Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery[13]
- Father: Edward Sherwood Mead[14]
- Mother: Emily Fogg[15]
- Spouse: Luther Cressman[16], Reo Fortune[17], Gregory Bateson[18]
- Child: Mary Catherine Bateson[19]
- Country of citizenship: United States[20]
- Occupation: ethnologist[21]
- Field of work: cultural anthropology[22], volkerpsychologie[23], psychological anthropology[24], ethnology[25]
- Employer: Columbia University[26], University of Rhode Island[27], American Museum of Natural History[28]
- Educated at: Barnard College[29], Columbia University[30], DePauw University[31], Solebury School[32]
- Doctoral advisor: Ruth Benedict[33], Franz Boas[34]
- Notable work: Coming of Age in Samoa[35]
- Award received: Presidential Medal of Freedom[36], Kalinga Prize[37], William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement[38], National Women's Hall of Fame[39], Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[40], honorary doctor of the University of Miami[41], Gold Medal of the Society of Woman Geographers[42], Kurt Lewin Award[43], Elizabeth Blackwell Award[44]
- Member of: American Philosophical Society[45], American Academy of Arts and Sciences[46], American Academy of Arts and Letters[47], American Association for the Advancement of Science[48], National Academy of Sciences[49], Graduate Women in Science[50], Mead & Bateson[51]
- Religion or worldview: Anglicanism[52]
- Sex or gender: female[53]
- Sexual orientation: bisexuality[54]
- Doctoral student: Scott Atran[55], Nancy Bowers[56]
- Commons category: Margaret Mead[57]
- Unmarried partner: Gregory Bateson[58]
- Cause of death: pancreatic cancer[59]
- Residence: Longland[60]
- Family name: Mead[61]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Margaret Mead include Mead[62], an impact crater[63] and Margaret Mead Award[64], an award[65], founded in 1979[66].
Why It Matters
Margaret Mead has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[67] She is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[68]
She has been cited as an influence by Gregory Bateson[69], an anthropologist[70], 1904–1980[71], of United Kingdom[72], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[73], specialised in anthropology[74].
Works attributed to her include Coming of Age in Samoa[75], a literary work[76]. Entities named for her include Mead[62], an impact crater[63] and Margaret Mead Award[64], an award[65], founded in 1979[66].
Her notable doctoral advisees include Scott Atran[77], an anthropologist[78], b. 1952[79], of United States[80], awarded the Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society[81].
FAQs
Where was Margaret Mead born?
Margaret Mead's place of birth was Philadelphia[2].
Where did Margaret Mead die?
Margaret Mead died in New York City[4].
Who were Margaret Mead's parents?
Margaret Mead's father was Edward Sherwood Mead[14]. Margaret Mead's mother was Emily Fogg[15].
Who was Margaret Mead married to?
Margaret Mead's spouses include Luther Cressman[16], Reo Fortune[17], and Gregory Bateson[18].
What did Margaret Mead do for work?
Margaret Mead worked as an anthropologist[5], writer[6], film director[7], curator[8], and poet[9].
Where did Margaret Mead go to school?
Margaret Mead was educated at Barnard College[29], Columbia University[30], DePauw University[31], and Solebury School[32].
What awards did Margaret Mead receive?
Honors received include Presidential Medal of Freedom[36], Kalinga Prize[37], William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement[38], and National Women's Hall of Fame[39].
Who did Margaret Mead influence?
Margaret Mead has been cited as an influence by Gregory Bateson[69].