Leslie Spier

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American anthropologist anthropologist human

Leslie Spier was an American anthropologist known for his influential work in cultural anthropology and ethnography, particularly among Native American groups in the American Southwest and Northwest.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American anthropologist → anthropologist → human →
academicAdvisor	Franz Boas →
countryOfBirth	United States of America →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1893-12-13 →
dateOfDeath	1961-12-03 →
educatedAt	Columbia University → New York University →
employer	University of New Mexico → University of Washington → Yale University →
familyName	Spier →
fieldOfWork	Native American studies → anthropology → archaeology → cultural anthropology → ethnography →
gender	male →
givenName	Leslie →
hasAcademicDiscipline	anthropology → ethnology →
influencedBy	Franz Boas →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
memberOf	American Anthropological Association →
name	Leslie Spier →
nationality	American →
notableFor	studies of Native American groups in the American Northwest → studies of Native American groups in the American Southwest →
notableWork	Havasupai Ethnography → Klamath Ethnography → The Sun Dance of the Plains Indians → Yuman Tribes of the Gila River →
occupation	anthropologist → university professor →
placeOfBirth	New York City →
placeOfDeath	Albuquerque, New Mexico →
researchInterest	ceremonialism among Native American groups → culture area concept in anthropology → kinship systems →
studied	Havasupai people → Klamath people → Wishram people → Zuni people →
taughtAt	University of New Mexico → University of Washington → Yale University →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Franz Boas →	influenced
Leslie Spier →	name