Melville J. Herskovits

Melville J. Herskovits

Melville Jean Herskovits was an American anthropologist who helped establish African and African-American studies in American academia. He is known for exploring the cultural continuity from African cultures as expressed in African-American communities. He worked with his wife Frances (Shapiro) Herskovits, also an anthropologist, in the field in South America, the Caribbean and Africa. They jointly wrote several books and monographs.

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Male
Date of Birth
September 10th, 1895
Age
130
Birth Place
United States of America, Ohio
Date of Death
February 25th, 1963
Died Aged
67
Star Sign
Virgo
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