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Alan Morinis
Alan Morinis (born 1949) is an anthropologist, filmmaker, and writer who has been a leading figure in the contemporary revival of the Musar movement, a Jewish ethical movement.
Alan Morinis (born 1949) is an anthropologist, filmmaker, and writer who has been a leading figure in the contemporary revival of the Musar movement, a Jewish ethical movement.
Alexander Francis Chamberlain
Alexander Francis Chamberlain (1865 – 1914) was a Canadian anthropologist, born in England.
Alexander Francis Chamberlain (1865 – 1914) was a Canadian anthropologist, born in England.
Alfred Bailey
Alfred Goldsworthy Bailey, was a Canadian educator, poet, anthropologist, ethno-historian, and academic administrator.
Alfred Goldsworthy Bailey, was a Canadian educator, poet, anthropologist, ethno-historian, and academic administrator.
Ali A. Abdi
Ali A. Abdi (Cali Cabdi, علي عبدي) is a Somali-Canadian sociologist and educationist.
Ali A. Abdi (Cali Cabdi, علي عبدي) is a Somali-Canadian sociologist and educationist.
Anthony F. C. Wallace
Anthony Francis Clarke Wallace is a Canadian-American anthropologist who specializes in Native American cultures, especially the Iroquois.
Anthony Francis Clarke Wallace is a Canadian-American anthropologist who specializes in Native American cultures, especially the Iroquois.
Arthur Custance
Arthur C. Custance was a Canadian anthropologist, scientist and author specializing on science and Christianity.
Arthur C. Custance was a Canadian anthropologist, scientist and author specializing on science and Christianity.
Bernard Saladin D'Anglure
Bernard Saladin D’Anglure (May 1936 - ) is a Canadian anthropologist and ethnographer.
Bernard Saladin D’Anglure (May 1936 - ) is a Canadian anthropologist and ethnographer.
Birutė Galdikas
Birutė Marija Filomena Galdikas, OC, is a primatologist, conservationist, ethologist, and author of several books relating to the endangered orangutan, particularly the Bornean orangutan.
Birutė Marija Filomena Galdikas, OC, is a primatologist, conservationist, ethologist, and author of several books relating to the endangered orangutan, particularly the Bornean orangutan.
Bob W. White
Bob W. White is an associate professor of social anthropology at the University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Bob W. White is an associate professor of social anthropology at the University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Charles Hill-Tout
Charles Hill-Tout was an amateur anthropologist, active in Canada.
Charles Hill-Tout was an amateur anthropologist, active in Canada.
Charles Laughlin
Charles D. Laughlin, Jr. is known primarily for having co-founded a school of neuroanthropological theory called Biogenetic Structuralism.
Charles D. Laughlin, Jr. is known primarily for having co-founded a school of neuroanthropological theory called Biogenetic Structuralism.
Charles Menzies (anthropologist)
Charles R. Menzies is a Canadian anthropologist whose ancestry is with the Tsimshian people (Gitxaatla Nation) of northwestern British Columbia.
Charles R. Menzies is a Canadian anthropologist whose ancestry is with the Tsimshian people (Gitxaatla Nation) of northwestern British Columbia.
Cristina Rémond
Cristina Yvonne Rémond grew up in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Cristina Yvonne Rémond grew up in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Cyril Belshaw
Cyril Shirley Belshaw (born 1921 in New Zealand) is an anthropologist, and was professor of anthropology at the University of British Columbia (UBC) from 1953 until his retirement in 1987.
Cyril Shirley Belshaw (born 1921 in New Zealand) is an anthropologist, and was professor of anthropology at the University of British Columbia (UBC) from 1953 until his retirement in 1987.
David H. Turner
David Howe Turner is a professor of Anthropology at the University of Toronto, and a Fellow at Trinity College and the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study.
David Howe Turner is a professor of Anthropology at the University of Toronto, and a Fellow at Trinity College and the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study.
David Scheffel
David Z. Scheffel is professor of anthropology at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada.
David Z. Scheffel is professor of anthropology at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada.
Davidson Black
Davidson Black, FRS (born July 25, 1884, Toronto, Ontario, Canada died March 15, 1934, Beijing, China) was a Canadian paleoanthropologist, best known for his naming of Sinanthropus pekinensis...
Davidson Black, FRS (born July 25, 1884, Toronto, Ontario, Canada died March 15, 1934, Beijing, China) was a Canadian paleoanthropologist, best known for his naming of Sinanthropus pekinensis...
Denis Blondin
Denis Blondin (born 1947, in Plessisville, Quebec) is a Canadian (Quebec) anthropologist and writer.
Denis Blondin (born 1947, in Plessisville, Quebec) is a Canadian (Quebec) anthropologist and writer.
Diamond Jenness
Diamond Jenness, CC (February 10, 1886, Wellington, New Zealand – November 29, 1969, Chelsea, Quebec, Canada) was one of Canada's greatest early scientists and a pioneer of Canadian anthro...
Diamond Jenness, CC (February 10, 1886, Wellington, New Zealand – November 29, 1969, Chelsea, Quebec, Canada) was one of Canada's greatest early scientists and a pioneer of Canadian anthro...
Donat Savoie
Donat Savoie (born in Montreal), an anthropologist, was the interim Executive Director of Canada's Inuit Relations Secretariat and chief federal negotiator for Nunavik self-government before his...
Donat Savoie (born in Montreal), an anthropologist, was the interim Executive Director of Canada's Inuit Relations Secretariat and chief federal negotiator for Nunavik self-government before his...
Dorothy E. Smith
Dorothy Edith Smith is a Canadian sociologist with research interests, besides in sociology, in many disciplines including women's studies, psychology, and educational studies, as well as sub-fi...
Dorothy Edith Smith is a Canadian sociologist with research interests, besides in sociology, in many disciplines including women's studies, psychology, and educational studies, as well as sub-fi...
Edmund Snow Carpenter
Edmund "Ted" Snow Carpenter (September 2, 1922 – July 1, 2011) was an anthropologist best known for his work on tribal art and visual media.
Edmund "Ted" Snow Carpenter (September 2, 1922 – July 1, 2011) was an anthropologist best known for his work on tribal art and visual media.
Elli Köngäs-Maranda
Elli-Kaija Köngäs-Maranda (11 January 1932, Tervola, Finland – 1 November 1982, Québec City, Canada) was an internationally renowned anthropologist and feminist folklorist.
Elli-Kaija Köngäs-Maranda (11 January 1932, Tervola, Finland – 1 November 1982, Québec City, Canada) was an internationally renowned anthropologist and feminist folklorist.
Elliott Leyton
Elliott Leyton Ph.D. (born 1939 in Leader, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian social-anthropologist, educator and author who, according to the CTV television news network, is amongst the most widely co...
Elliott Leyton Ph.D. (born 1939 in Leader, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian social-anthropologist, educator and author who, according to the CTV television news network, is amongst the most widely co...
Freda Ahenakew
Freda Ahenakew, is a Canadian author and academic of Cree descent.
Freda Ahenakew, is a Canadian author and academic of Cree descent.
Guy Mary-Rousselière
Father Guy Mary-Rousselière was a French-Canadian anthropologist, missionary priest at Mittimatalik, and string figure collector.
Father Guy Mary-Rousselière was a French-Canadian anthropologist, missionary priest at Mittimatalik, and string figure collector.
Harold Barclay
Harold B. Barclay (born January 3, 1924) is professor emeritus in anthropology at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta.
Harold B. Barclay (born January 3, 1924) is professor emeritus in anthropology at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta.
Harry Hawthorn
Harry Bertram Hawthorn, OC (15 October 1910 – 29 July 2006) was a Canadian anthropologist and museum curator.
Harry Bertram Hawthorn, OC (15 October 1910 – 29 July 2006) was a Canadian anthropologist and museum curator.
Helen Fisher (anthropologist)
Helen E. Fisher is an anthropology professor and human behavior researcher at Rutgers University and has studied romantic interpersonal attraction for over 30 years.
Helen E. Fisher is an anthropology professor and human behavior researcher at Rutgers University and has studied romantic interpersonal attraction for over 30 years.
Hugh Brody
Hugh Brody is a British anthropologist, writer, director and lecturer.
Hugh Brody is a British anthropologist, writer, director and lecturer.
Ivan kalmar
Ivan Davidson Kalmar is a Canadian anthropologist.
Ivan Davidson Kalmar is a Canadian anthropologist.
Jamal Badawi
Jamal A. Badawi (جمال بدوي) is an Egyptian born Muslim Canadian former professor in the Sobey School of Business, Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Jamal A. Badawi (جمال بدوي) is an Egyptian born Muslim Canadian former professor in the Sobey School of Business, Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
James Teit
James Alexander Teit (15 April 1864 — 30 October 1922) was an anthropologist and photographer who worked with Franz Boas to study Interior Salish First Nations peoples in the late 19th and earl...
James Alexander Teit (15 April 1864 — 30 October 1922) was an anthropologist and photographer who worked with Franz Boas to study Interior Salish First Nations peoples in the late 19th and earl...
Jeremy Narby
Jeremy Narby is an anthropologist and writer.
Jeremy Narby is an anthropologist and writer.
Jerome H. Barkow
Jerome H. Barkow is a Canadian anthropologist at Dalhousie University who has made important contributions to the field of evolutionary psychology.
Jerome H. Barkow is a Canadian anthropologist at Dalhousie University who has made important contributions to the field of evolutionary psychology.
John J. Cove
John J. Cove is a Canadian anthropologist known for his work with the Gitksan First Nation of northern British Columbia.
John J. Cove is a Canadian anthropologist known for his work with the Gitksan First Nation of northern British Columbia.
Joseph Henrich
Joseph Henrich holds the Canada Research Chair in Culture, Cognition and Coevolution at the University of British Columbia where he is an associate professor in the departments of psychology...
Joseph Henrich holds the Canada Research Chair in Culture, Cognition and Coevolution at the University of British Columbia where he is an associate professor in the departments of psychology...
Kalervo Oberg
Kalervo Oberg (1901–1973) was a world-renowned anthropologist.
Kalervo Oberg (1901–1973) was a world-renowned anthropologist.
Kevin Tuite
Kevin Tuite (Irish: Caoimhín de Tiúit) (born April 3, 1954) is a full Professor of Anthropology at the Université de Montréal.
Kevin Tuite (Irish: Caoimhín de Tiúit) (born April 3, 1954) is a full Professor of Anthropology at the Université de Montréal.
Lionel Tiger
Lionel Tiger (born 1937) is a Canadian-born, American-based anthropologist.
Lionel Tiger (born 1937) is a Canadian-born, American-based anthropologist.
Marc-Adélard Tremblay
Marc-Adélard Tremblay, (born 24 April 1922) is a Canadian anthropologist.
Marc-Adélard Tremblay, (born 24 April 1922) is a Canadian anthropologist.
Marius Barbeau
Charles Marius Barbeau, (March 5, 1883 – February 27, 1969), also known as C. Marius Barbeau, or more commonly simply Marius Barbeau, was a Canadian ethnographer and folklorist who is tod...
Charles Marius Barbeau, (March 5, 1883 – February 27, 1969), also known as C. Marius Barbeau, or more commonly simply Marius Barbeau, was a Canadian ethnographer and folklorist who is tod...
Marjorie Halpin
Marjorie Halpin (February 11, 1937-August 30, 2000) was a U.S.-Canadian anthropologist best known for her work on Northwest Coast art and culture, especially the Tsimshian and Gitksan peoples.
Marjorie Halpin (February 11, 1937-August 30, 2000) was a U.S.-Canadian anthropologist best known for her work on Northwest Coast art and culture, especially the Tsimshian and Gitksan peoples.
Michael Ames
Michael M. Ames, CM, FRSC (June 19, 1933 – February 20, 2006) was a Canadian academic and Professor of Anthropology of the department of anthropology-sociology at the University of Britis...
Michael M. Ames, CM, FRSC (June 19, 1933 – February 20, 2006) was a Canadian academic and Professor of Anthropology of the department of anthropology-sociology at the University of Britis...
Michael M. Ames
Michael M. Ames, was a Canadian academic and Professor of Anthropology of the department of anthropology-sociology at the University of British Columbia.
Michael M. Ames, was a Canadian academic and Professor of Anthropology of the department of anthropology-sociology at the University of British Columbia.
Paulette Steeves
Paulette Steeves born, on 25 November 1955, in Whitehorse, Yukon moved with her family a year later to British Columbia, Canada where she grew up among a traditional Salish community.
Paulette Steeves born, on 25 November 1955, in Whitehorse, Yukon moved with her family a year later to British Columbia, Canada where she grew up among a traditional Salish community.
Peter Frost (anthropologist)
Peter Frost is a Canadian anthropologist, he is best known for a hypothesis on the evolution of European hair, eye and skin color by sexual selection He believes sexual dimorphism of complexion ...
Peter Frost is a Canadian anthropologist, he is best known for a hypothesis on the evolution of European hair, eye and skin color by sexual selection He believes sexual dimorphism of complexion ...
Peter Macnair
Peter Livesay Macnair, Canadian Anthropologist (1940–Present) Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, the son of Dorothy Livesay and Duncan Macnair.
Peter Livesay Macnair, Canadian Anthropologist (1940–Present) Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, the son of Dorothy Livesay and Duncan Macnair.
Philip Carl Salzman
Philip Carl Salzman is professor of Anthropology at McGill University.
Philip Carl Salzman is professor of Anthropology at McGill University.
Rae Bridgman
Rae Bridgman is a Canadian anthropologist, and the author/illustrator of The MiddleGate Books, a series of fantasy books for children inspired by the Narcisse Snake Pits of Narcisse, Manitoba --...
Rae Bridgman is a Canadian anthropologist, and the author/illustrator of The MiddleGate Books, a series of fantasy books for children inspired by the Narcisse Snake Pits of Narcisse, Manitoba --...
Regna Darnell
Regna Darnell is a Canadian anthropologist known for her linguistic anthropological fieldwork with the Plains Cree of northern Alberta and with southwestern Ontario First Nations peoples as well...
Regna Darnell is a Canadian anthropologist known for her linguistic anthropological fieldwork with the Plains Cree of northern Alberta and with southwestern Ontario First Nations peoples as well...
Richard Borshay Lee
Richard Borshay Lee is a Canadian anthropologist.
Richard Borshay Lee is a Canadian anthropologist.
Sam Dunn
Sam Dunn is a Canadian musician, film director, and anthropologist whose work focuses on the culture of heavy metal.
Sam Dunn is a Canadian musician, film director, and anthropologist whose work focuses on the culture of heavy metal.
Shabir Ally
Immam Shabir Ally is the president of the Islamic Information & Dawah Centre International in Toronto, Canada.
Immam Shabir Ally is the president of the Islamic Information & Dawah Centre International in Toronto, Canada.
Wade Davis
Edmund Wade Davis is a Canadian anthropologist, ethnobotanist, author and photographer whose work has focused on worldwide indigenous cultures, especially in North and South America and particul...
Edmund Wade Davis is a Canadian anthropologist, ethnobotanist, author and photographer whose work has focused on worldwide indigenous cultures, especially in North and South America and particul...
Wilson Duff
Wilson Duff (1925-76) was a Canadian archaeologist, cultural anthropologist, and museum curator.
Wilson Duff (1925-76) was a Canadian archaeologist, cultural anthropologist, and museum curator.