Leslie White
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Leslie Alvin White (January 19, 1900, Salida, Colorado – March 31, 1975, Lone Pine, California) was an American anthropologist known for his advocacy of the theories on cultural evolution, sociocultural evolution, and especially neoevolutionism, and for his role in creating the department of anthropology at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor.[1] White was president of the American Anthropological Association (1964).[2]
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Born | (1900-01-19)January 19, 1900 Salida, Colorado |
Died | March 31, 1975(1975-03-31) (aged 75) Lone Pine, California |
Nationality (legal) | American |
Occupation | Anthropologist |
Known for | Neoevolutionism White's law |
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