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Leslie White
Born
(1900-01-19)January 19, 1900
Salida, Colorado
Died
March 31, 1975(1975-03-31) (aged 75)
Lone Pine, California
Nationality
American
Occupation
Anthropologist
Known for
Neoevolutionism White's law
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Leslie Alvin White (January 19, 1900, Salida, Colorado – March 31, 1975, Lone Pine, California) was an American anthropologist known for his advocacy of the theories on cultural evolution, sociocultural evolution, and especially neoevolutionism, and for his role in creating the department of anthropology at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor.[1] White was president of the American Anthropological Association (1964).[2]
^Peace, William (2006). "Introduction: The University of Michigan's Department of Anthropology: Leslie White and the Politics of Departmental Expansion". Michigan Discussions in Anthropology. hdl:2027/spo.0522508.0016.103.
^"Ave Atque Vale, Central States Anthropological Society". Anthropology News. May 6, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
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