ANTHROPOLOGIST

George Murdock

1897 - 1985

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George Peter ("Pete") Murdock (May 11, 1897 – March 29, 1985), also known as G. P. Murdock, was an American anthropologist who was professor at Yale University and University of Pittsburgh. He is remembered for his empirical approach to ethnological studies and his study of family and kinship structures across differing cultures. His 1967 Ethnographic Atlas dataset on more than 1,200 pre-industrial societies is influential and frequently used in social science research. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Murdock has received more than 188,153 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. George Murdock is the 66th most popular anthropologist (down from 57th in 2019), the 6,370th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,173rd in 2019) and the 16th most popular American Anthropologist.

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Among ANTHROPOLOGISTS

Among anthropologists, George Murdock ranks 66 out of 93. Before him are Georges Balandier, Jack Goody, Arjun Appadurai, Johann Carl Fuhlrott, Philippe Descola, and Max Gluckman. After him are Gayle Rubin, Madison Grant, Michael Harner, Robert Lowie, James C. Scott, and Julian Steward.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, George Murdock ranks 225. Before him are Neil Ritchie, Diego Abad de Santillán, Erik Malmberg, Pixinguinha, Cynthia Spencer, Countess Spencer, and Alma Rubens. After him are Nils Asther, Fausto Acke, Edgard Colle, Henri Frankfort, Douglas Hartree, and Diana Karenne. Among people deceased in 1985, George Murdock ranks 177. Before him are Forbes Burnham, Taylor Caldwell, Roger Sessions, Yrjö Nikkanen, Masten Gregory, and Olav Sunde. After him are Julie Vlasto, George London, Ruth Orkin, Sam Spiegel, Rudolf Burkert, and Jo Jones.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Murdock ranks 6,370 out of 20,380. Before him are Harold D. Babcock (1882), Hunter Tylo (1962), Bobby Womack (1944), Patti Scialfa (1953), Amos Bronson Alcott (1799), and Lexington Steele (1969). After him are Jonathan Carroll (1949), Melinda Dillon (1939), Bo Goldman (1932), Mother Angelica (1923), Louis Calhern (1895), and Edwin Stanton (1814).

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Among ANTHROPOLOGISTS In United States

Among anthropologists born in United States, George Murdock ranks 16. Before him are Henry Fairfield Osborn (1857), David Graeber (1961), John Lloyd Stephens (1805), Helen Fisher (1945), Ralph Linton (1893), and Melville J. Herskovits (1895). After him are Gayle Rubin (1949), Madison Grant (1865), Michael Harner (1929), James C. Scott (1936), Julian Steward (1902), and Carleton S. Coon (1904).

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