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- Alfred Métraux (1902-1963) was a pioneer in South American ethnohistory, a student of African culture in the New World, and a specialist in the field of race relations. He was also instrumental in promoting the role of the social sciences in the United Nations and its specialized agencies.
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Apr 8, 2024 · Alfred Métraux (born Nov. 5, 1902, Lausanne, Switz.—died April 12, 1963, Paris, Fr.) was a Swiss anthropologist noted for his pioneering contributions to South American ethnohistory and the examination of African culture in Haiti. Métraux studied with several prominent European anthropologists.
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Alfred Métraux (5 November 1902 – 12 April 1963) was a Swiss and Argentine anthropologist, ethnologist and human rights leader. Early life. Born in Lausanne, Switzerland, Métraux spent much of his childhood in Argentina where his father was a well-known surgeon resident in Mendoza. His mother was a Georgian from Tbilisi.
Alfred Métraux (1902-1963) was a pioneer in South American ethnohistory, a student of African culture in the New World, and a specialist in the field of race relations. He was also instrumental in promoting the role of the social sciences in the United Nations and its specialized agencies.
Jul 27, 2017 · Summary. Alfred Métraux was part of a prolific moment in which French sociology and ethnology were enlarging their scientific scope and advancing toward new fields. Following the colonial expansion of France, Métraux participated in establishing ethnographic methods for codifying social life, material culture, and artistic forms.
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Alfred Métraux. As published in the Foundation’s Report for 1937–38: M É TRAUX, ALFRED: Appointed for anthropological researches among the Indians of the Gran Chaco; tenure, twelve months from December 1, 1938. Born November 5, 1902, in Switzerland.
American Anthropologist, New Series, Vol. 66, No. 3, Part 1, pp. 603-613: "Alfred Métraux died in Paris on April 12, 1963. He was, in my opinion, the world's foremost authority on the South American Indian. His work and interests, however, ranged widely into other fields and other geographical areas.
Alfred Métraux, Erland Nordenskiöld, and the Gothenburg School of Ethnography Christer Lindberg Introduction Anthropologist, historian, writer, poet, photogra-pher, and human rights activist Alfred Métraux was born in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1902, but spent most of his childhood in Mendoza, Argentina. Back
