John Derek Freeman was a New Zealand anthropologist known for his criticism of Margaret Mead's work on Samoan society, as described in her 1928 ethnography Coming of Age in Samoa. His attack "ignited controversy of a scale, visibility, and... Wikipedia
Born: August 15, 1916, Wellington, New Zealand
Died: July 6, 2001 (age 84 years), Canberra, Australia
Education: University of Cambridge and Victoria University of Wellington
Spouse: Monica Maitland (m. 1948)