Napoleon Chagnon
American anthropologist (1938–2019)
Napoleon Alphonseau Chagnon (/ˈʃæɡnən/ SHAG-nən;[a] August 27, 1938 – September 21, 2019) was an American anthropologist, professor of anthropology at the University of Missouri in Columbia. He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences.[3] Chagnon was known for his long-term ethnographic field work among the Yanomamö.
Napoleon Chagnon | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 27, 1938[1] |
| Died | September 21, 2019 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan (B.A., M.A., Ph.D.) |
| Known for | Reproductive theory of violence, ethnography of Yanomamö |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | Yanomamö Warfare, Social Organization and Marriage Alliances[2] (1966) |
| Doctoral advisor | Leslie White |
| Influences | Meyer Fortes, Sewall Wright, E.O. Wilson |
Chagnon died at the age of 81 on September 21, 2019 in Traverse City, Michigan.[4][5]
Notes
change- ↑ Though the name Chagnon is of French origin, he uses an anglicized pronunciation.
References
change- ↑ Shavit 1992, p. 61.
- ↑ Chagnon 1966.
- ↑ "Napoleon A. Chagnon". Anthropology News. 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ↑ Horgan, John (27 September 2019). "My Regrets about Controversial Anthropologist Napoleon Chagnon (RIP)." Scientific American. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ↑ "Chagnon Funeral Home | Onaway, MI". m.chagnonfh.com. Retrieved 2019-09-28.[permanent dead link]
Other websites
change- Brockmann, John. "Edge Special Event feat. Napoleon Chagnon", Edge.org, 6 June 2013.
- Grossman, Andrew. "Napoleon Chagnon's Waterloo", The Dartmouth Review, 30 October 2000.
- Wallace, Scott. "Napoleon in Exile", National Geographic Adventure Magazine, April 2002.
- Napoleon Chagnon on IMDb
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