Meyer Fortes
South African anthropologist
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Meyer Fortes FBA FRAI was a South African-born anthropologist, best known for his work among the Tallensi and Ashanti in Ghana. Wikipedia
Born: April 25, 1906, Britstown, South Africa
Died: January 27, 1983 (age 76 years), Cambridge, United Kingdom
Notable student: Fernando Henriques
Academic advisor: Bronisław Malinowski
Known for: Tallensi and Ashanti