Ruth Benedict (Anthropologist) - Age, Birthday, Bio, Facts, Family, Net Worth, Height & More

Ruth Fulton Benedict was an American anthropologist and folklorist. She was born in New York City, attended Vassar College and graduated in 1909. After studying anthropology at the New School of Social Research under Elsie Clews Parsons, she entered graduate studies at Columbia University in 1921, where she studied under Franz Boas. She received her PhD and joined the faculty in 1923. Margaret Mead, with whom she shared a romantic relationship, and Marvin Opler, were among her students and colleagues. Benedict was President of the American Anthropological Association and was also a prominent member of the American Folklore Society. She became the first woman to be recognized as a prominent leader of a learned profession. She can be viewed as a transitional figure in her field, redirecting both anthropology and folklore away from the limited confines of culture-trait diffusion studies and towards theories of performance as integral to the interpretation of culture.

Born	Ruth Fulton, June 5, 1887, New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	September 17, 1948, New York City, New York, U.S.
Education	Vassar College (BA), New School of Social Research, Columbia University (PhD)
Occupation	Anthropologist
Spouse(s)	Stanley Rossiter Benedict
Parent(s)	Frederick Fulton and Beatrice Fulton

About Ruth Benedict

Anthropologist Ruth Benedict was born in New York, United States on June 5, 1887. She dies at the age of 61, on September 17, 1948.

An anthropologist from the United States who was one of the first women to be recognized as a major leader in a learned field.

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Ruth Benedict was born in the Zodiac sign Gemini (The Twins), and 1887 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Pig (豬).

She went to Vassar College before going to Columbia University to work as a graduate student under ^{Anthropologist}Franz Boas.

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Patterns of Culture, published in 1934, asserted that there has always been a link between personality, art, language, and culture.

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Many people believe she was in love with ^{Anthropologist}Margaret Mead.

Margaret Mead (1901 - 1978)

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Her teacher and mentor was ^{Anthropologist}Franz Boas, who is regarded as the father of modern anthropology.

Franz Boas (1858 - 1942)

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