Famous folklorists
person who studies folklore
287 people
Huang Xianfan
1899
– 1982
· Age 82
Deceased
Alejo Carpanter
1904
– 1980
· Age 75
Deceased
Vuk Karadžić
1787
– 1864
· Age 76
Deceased
James George Frazer
1854
– 1941
· Age 87
Deceased
Leoš Janáček
1854
– 1928
· Age 74
Deceased
Ruth Benedict
1887
– 1948
· Age 61
Deceased
Zora Neale Hurston
1891
– 1960
· Age 69
Deceased
Božena Němcová
1820
– 1862
· Age 41
Deceased
Komitas
1869
– 1935
· Age 66
Deceased
Uzeyir Hajibeyov
1885
– 1948
· Age 63
Deceased
Vladimir Propp
1895
– 1970
· Age 75
Deceased
Ján Kollár
1793
– 1852
· Age 58
Deceased
Vasile Alecsandri
1821
– 1890
· Age 69
Deceased
Alexander Afanasyev
1826
– 1871
· Age 45
Deceased
Gaston Maspero
1846
– 1916
· Age 70
Deceased
Antti Aarne
1867
– 1925
· Age 57
Deceased
Andrew Lang
1844
– 1912
· Age 68
Deceased
Jørgen Moe
1813
– 1882
· Age 68
Deceased
Jonas Basanavičius
1851
– 1927
· Age 75
Deceased
Guido Gezelle
1830
– 1899
· Age 69
Deceased
Fernán Caballero
1796
– 1877
· Age 80
Deceased
Anatoly Lyadov
1855
– 1914
· Age 59
Deceased
Karel Jaromír Erben
1811
– 1870
· Age 59
Deceased
Pavel Bazhov
1879
– 1950
· Age 71
Deceased
Arnold van Gennep
1873
– 1957
· Age 84
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q3075052