E. E. Evans-Pritchard
Anthropologist
Sir Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard FBA FRAI was an English anthropologist who was instrumental in the development of social anthropology. He was Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oxford from 1946 to 1970. Wikipedia
Born: September 21, 1902, Crowborough, United Kingdom
Died: September 11, 1973 (age 70 years), Oxford, United Kingdom
Known for: Evans-Pritchard's theories of religion; Witchcraft, Oracles and Magic Among the Azande
Children: Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Notable students: M. N. Srinivas; Talal Asad; Mary Douglas; Audrey Colson; John Francis Marchment Middleton; Steven Lukes; André Singer
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