Birth Day | June 5, 1887 |
Birth Place | New York |
Age | 132 YEARS OLD |
Died On | Sep 17, 1948 (age 61) |
Birth Sign | Gemini |
American Anthropologist who was one of the first woman to be considered a prominent leader of a learned profession.
She attended Vassar College before working as a graduate student with
In her 1934 book, Patterns of Culture, she posited that there always existed a relationship between personality, art, language and culture.
Many people believe that she and
Franz Boas, who is considered the father of modern anthropology, was her Teacher and mentor.