Roger D. Abrahams

1933 - 2017
country of citizenship:  United States of America
languages spoken, written or signed:  English
occupation:  folklorist
award received:  Guggenheim Fellowship

Roger David Abrahams (June 12, 1933 – June 20, 2017) was an American folklorist whose work focused on the expressive cultures and cultural histories of the Americas, with a specific emphasis on African American peoples and traditions. Abrahams was the Hum Rosen Professor of Humanities Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania, where he taught in the Department of Folklore and Folklife. He was the author of a large number of books and was the founding Director of Penn's Center for Folklore and Ethnography, a research and public outreach unit associated with the Department of Folklore and Folklife. Source: Wikipedia (en)

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