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ANTHROPOLOGIST

Pierre Clastres

1934 - 1977

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Pierre Clastres (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ klastʁ]; 17 May 1934 – 29 July 1977) was a French anthropologist, ethnographer, and ethnologist. He is best known for his contributions to the field of political anthropology, with his fieldwork among the Guayaki in Paraguay and his theory of stateless societies. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pierre Clastres has received more than 152,618 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Pierre Clastres is the 32nd most popular anthropologist (down from 28th in 2019), the 2,580th most popular biography from France (down from 2,292nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular French Anthropologist.

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Among ANTHROPOLOGISTS

Among anthropologists, Pierre Clastres ranks 32 out of 69. Before him are Cheikh Anta Diop, Raymond Dart, Marc Augé, Marshall Sahlins, Jacques de Morgan, and Ann Dunham. After him are Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov, Franco Basaglia, Birutė Galdikas, Henry Fairfield Osborn, Bill Mollison, and Fredrik Barth.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Pierre Clastres ranks 155. Before him are Gregory Peter XX Ghabroyan, Nadine Trintignant, Dionigi Tettamanzi, Waldo Machado, Alexandra Ripley, and Dashrath Manjhi. After him are Nino Ferrer, Francisco de Sá Carneiro, Wilford Brimley, Eileen Atkins, Lucien Muller, and Del Shannon. Among people deceased in 1977, Pierre Clastres ranks 90. Before him are Alfred Lunt, Carl Gustaf von Rosen, Alexander Rodimtsev, Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani, Dietrich von Hildebrand, and Zózimo. After him are Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten, Henry Tandey, Jim Thompson, Carl Zuckmayer, Sergei Kruglov, and Pan Yuliang.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pierre Clastres ranks 2,580 out of 6,011. Before him are Jean-Baptiste Charcot (1867), Alain Robert (1962), Gustave Le Gray (1820), Albert Robida (1848), Louison Bobet (1925), and Jean Ferrat (1930). After him are Roussel de Bailleul (1100), Michel Sardou (1947), Marcel L'Herbier (1888), Princess Anne Charlotte of Lorraine (1714), Gérard Oury (1919), and Maurice René Fréchet (1878).

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Among ANTHROPOLOGISTS In France

Among anthropologists born in France, Pierre Clastres ranks 4. Before him are Paul Broca (1824), Marc Augé (1935), and Jacques de Morgan (1857). After him are Marcel Griaule (1898), Georges Vacher de Lapouge (1854), Maurice Godelier (1934), Alfred Sauvy (1898), Georges Balandier (1920), Marcellin Boule (1861), and Françoise Héritier (1933).

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