Fred Eggan
American anthropologist
Biography
Frederick Russell Eggan (September 12, 1906, in Seattle, Washington – May 7, 1991) was an American anthropologist best known for his innovative application of the principles of British social anthropology to the study of Native American tribes. He was the favorite student of the British social anthropologist A. R. Radcliffe-Brown during Radcliffe-Brown's years at the University of Chicago. His fieldwork was among Pueblo peoples in the southwestern U.S. Eggan later taught at Chicago himself. His students there included Sol Tax.
His best known works include his edited volume Social Anthropology of North American Tribes (1937) and The American Indian (1966).
His wife, Dorothy Way Eggan (1901–1965), whom he married in 1939, was also an anthropologist.
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Family
- Spouse(s)
- Dorothy Way EgganJoan Rosenfels Eggan
Awards & honours (1)
- Guggenheim Fellowship
Quick answers about Fred Eggan
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- Fred Eggan died on May 7, 1991 at the age of 84.
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- Fred Eggan was born on September 12, 1906.
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- Fred Eggan was born in Seattle.
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- Fred Eggan's zodiac sign is Virgo.
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- Fred Eggan is a citizen of United States.
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- According to Wikidata, Fred Eggan's spouses include Dorothy Way Eggan, Joan Rosenfels Eggan.
