Marcel Mauss
1872
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1950
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: France
languages spoken, written or signed: French
educated at: University of Bordeaux
occupation: politician, sociologist, ethnologist, anthropologist, professor, philosopher
position held: president
student of: Octave Hamelin, Émile Durkheim
influenced by: Émile Durkheim
Marcel Mauss (French: [mos]; 10 May 1872 – 10 February 1950) was a French sociologist and anthropologist known as the "father of French ethnology". The nephew of Émile Durkheim, Mauss, in his academic work, crossed the boundaries between sociology and anthropology. Today, he is perhaps better recognised for his influence on the latter discipline, particularly with respect to his analyses of topics such as magic, sacrifice and gift exchange in different cultures around the world. Mauss had a significant influence upon Claude Lévi-Strauss, the founder of structural anthropology. His most famous work is The Gift (1925). Source: Wikipedia (en)
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