Ruth Benedict
Deceased Q228822

Ruth Benedict

American anthropologist and folklorologist (1887-1948)

Born: June 5, 1887 (1887) · New York City
Died: September 17, 1948 (1948) · New York City
Age at death: 61 years
Cause of death: myocardial infarction
Manner of death: natural causes
Nationality United States
Occupation writer, university teacher, poet, sociologist, academic, anthropologist, librarian, biographer, folklorist
Field of work volkerpsychologie, cultural anthropology, social anthropology
Education Columbia University, Vassar College, The New School
Employer Columbia University
Gender female

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