Influential Anthropologists

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Influential Anthropologists

Linguistic Anthropologists

Dell Hymes - Worked around 50 years - Known for his work on the ethnography of communication

Noam Chomsky - Worked over 70 years - Famous for his theories on universal grammar

Edward Sapir - Worked around 25 years - Famous for his role in the development of the concept of linguistic relativity

Physical Anthropology

Richard Leakey - Worked for about 50 years - Made several important discoveries about early human evolution

Donald Johanson - Worked for 45 years - Famous for his work that has been very important for the study of human origins.

Jane Goodall - Works from 1960 to now - Known for her groundbreaking work with chimpanzees in Africa

Archaeologists

Lewis Binford - Worked around 50 years - Created new methods that are known as "New Archaeology"

Howard Carter - Worked over 40 years - Discovered an intact tomb of the 18th Dynasty Pharaoh, King Tut

Kathleen Kenyon - Worked for around 50 years - Best known for her work in Jericho and its Stone Age foundation

Social/Cultural Anthropologists

Bronislaw Malinowski - Worked around 20-25 years - Famous for his work in the Trobriand Islands - Emphasized the importance of immersing yourself into the culture you're studying

Clifford Geertz - Worked about 50 years - Famous for his interpretive approach to culture.

Margaret Mead - Worked for over 50 years - Known for shaping the understanding of cultural norms