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Margaret Mead

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Margaret Mead (English: Margaret Mead, December 16, 1901 - November 15, 1978), American anthropologist, was an important scholar in the formation of modern anthropology in the United States. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom immediately after his death in 1978.

Category
Writers
Nationality
United States
Born
1901-12-16
Died
1978-11-15
Wikidata
Q180099
Occupations anthropologistwriterfilm directorcuratorpoetethnologist
Aliases Margaret BatesonMargaret FortuneMargaret MeadMargaret Mead BatesonMargaret Mead FortuneMargaret MeadMargaret Mead

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