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Warner, William Lloyd (1898 - 1970)

Anthropologist

Born: 25 October 1898 Colton, California, United States of America. Died: 23 May 1970 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America.

William Lloyd Warner worked in north-east Arnhem Land during 1927-29, based at Milingimbi Methodist Mission. He became celebrated for his exposition of the system of kinship and marriage among the various clans of his so-called Murngin people. His findings stimulated the 'Murngin controversy', a voluminous dialogue to which distinguished anthropologists still contribute.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1925 Educated University of California, Berkeley (AB)
1925 - 1926 Rockefeller Foundation Fellow at the University of Sydney
1927 - 1929 Australian National Research Council Fellowship
1929 - 1935 Lecturer in Anthropology, Sociology and Social Ethics at Harvard University, USA
1935 - 1941 Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Chicago, USA
1941 - 1959 Professor of Sociology at the University of Chicago
1946 Founded Social Research Inc. - a motivational research firm
1959 - Professor of Social Research at Michigan State University, USA

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Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 30 June 1997
Modified: 4 December 2006

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