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Claude Levi-Strauss
| French ethnographer, sociologist and cultural scientist Date of Birth: 28.11.1908 Country: France |
Biography of Claude Levi-Strauss
Claude Levi-Strauss was a French ethnographer, sociologist, and cultural anthropologist.
He was born on November 28, 1908, in Brussels, Belgium, into an artistic family.
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Levi-Strauss studied law and philosophy at the Sorbonne, where he also attended seminars by ethnographer and sociologist Marcel Mauss. After completing his university education and serving in the army, he became a high school teacher.
In 1935, Levi-Strauss, along with his wife, embarked on a journey to Brazil, where he soon became a professor at the University of São Paulo.
During their first year, the couple conducted an expedition to the indigenous tribes of Caduveo and Bororo. The ethnographic collection they gathered there was exhibited in Paris, generating interest and financial support for Levi-Strauss's continued expeditions.
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