Anthropology - Dictionaries & Directories

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To find biographical information, consult a biographical dictionary or directory; search in NUcat for books about specific persons; search in an index for articles about individuals. When searching in NUcat or an index-database, use the person's name in a "subject search" to find items about that person rather than in an "author search" which would produce items written by that person.

Here is a list of some general biographical dictionaries and directories.

Biographical directory of anthropologists born before 1920, compiled by Library-Anthropology Resource Group (LARG); general editor, Thomas L. Mann. Publisher: New York: Garland, 1988. Ref 572.09 B615
Dictionnaire des anthropologistes, by Paul-Émile Duroux. Paris : Éditions universitaires, [1975] Main Library 301.20922 D964d
Dictionnaire des ethnologues et des anthropologues by Gérald Gaillard. Paris: A. Colin, c1997. Ref 301.0922 G139d
International dictionary of anthropologists compiled by Library-Anthropology Resource Group (LARG); general editor, Christopher Winters. New York: Garland, 1991. Ref L 572.09 I608
Strangers abroad: pioneers of social anthropology, executive producer, Karl Sabbagh ; produced and directed by Andre Singer ; written and presented by Bruce Dakowski. Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities, c1990. Videocassette; reels 1-6. Mitchell Multimedia Center 306 S7851 vhs (Non-Circulating)
Women anthropologists : a biographical dictionary, edited by Ute Gacs. New York: Greenwood Press, 1988. Ref306.0922 W872

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