Claude Lévi-Strauss was a French anthropologist and ethnologist. source
Claude Lévi-Strauss was a French anthropologist and ethnologist.
Claude Lévi-Strauss's work was key in the development of the theory of structuralism and structural anthropology. source
Claude Lévi-Strauss's work was key in the development of the theory of structuralism and structural anthropology.
Claude Lévi-Strauss held the chair of Social Anthropology at the Collège de France between 1959 and 1982. source
Claude Lévi-Strauss held the chair of Social Anthropology at the Collège de France between 1959 and 1982.
Claude Lévi-Strauss was elected a member of the Académie française in 1973. source
Claude Lévi-Strauss was elected a member of the Académie française in 1973.
Claude Lévi-Strauss received numerous honors from universities and institutions throughout the world and has been called, alongside James George Frazer and Franz Boas, the "father of modern anthropology". source
Claude Lévi-Strauss received numerous honors from universities and institutions throughout the world and has been called, alongside James George Frazer and Franz Boas, the "father of modern anthropology".
These observations culminated in Claude Lévi-Strauss's famous book Tristes Tropiques that established his position as one of the central figures in the structuralist school of thought. source
These observations culminated in Claude Lévi-Strauss's famous book Tristes Tropiques that established his position as one of the central figures in the structuralist school of thought.
Born in Brussels, Belgium in 1908 to French parents, Claude Lévi-Strauss spent his childhood in Paris. source
Born in Brussels, Belgium in 1908 to French parents, Claude Lévi-Strauss spent his childhood in Paris.
Often known as “the “father of modern anthropology”, Claude Lévi-Strauss revolutionized the world of social anthropology by implementing the methods of structuralist analysis developed by Saussuro to the field of cultural relations. source
Often known as “the “father of modern anthropology”, Claude Lévi-Strauss revolutionized the world of social anthropology by implementing the methods of structuralist analysis developed by Saussuro to the field of cultural relations.
As well as sociology, Claude Lévi-Strauss's ideas reached into many fields in the humanities, including philosophy. source
As well as sociology, Claude Lévi-Strauss's ideas reached into many fields in the humanities, including philosophy.
Claude Lévi-Strauss grew up in Paris, living on a street of the upscale 16th arrondissement named after the artist Claude Lorrain, whose work he admired and later wrote about. source
Claude Lévi-Strauss grew up in Paris, living on a street of the upscale 16th arrondissement named after the artist Claude Lorrain, whose work he admired and later wrote about.
During the First World War, Claude Lévi-Strauss lived with his maternal grandfather, who was the rabbi of the synagogue of Versailles. He attended the Lycée Janson de Sailly and the Lycée Condorcet. source
During the First World War, Claude Lévi-Strauss lived with his maternal grandfather, who was the rabbi of the synagogue of Versailles. He attended the Lycée Janson de Sailly and the Lycée Condorcet.
Claude Lévi-Strauss returned to France in 1939 to take part in the war effort, and was assigned as a liaison agent to the Maginot Line. source
Claude Lévi-Strauss returned to France in 1939 to take part in the war effort, and was assigned as a liaison agent to the Maginot Line.
After the French capitulation in 1940, Claude Lévi-Strauss was employed at a lycée in Montpellier, but then was dismissed under the Vichy racial laws. source
After the French capitulation in 1940, Claude Lévi-Strauss was employed at a lycée in Montpellier, but then was dismissed under the Vichy racial laws.
Claude Lévi-Strauss was named to a chair in social anthropology at the Collège de France in 1959. source
Claude Lévi-Strauss was named to a chair in social anthropology at the Collège de France in 1959.
Claude Lévi-Strauss completed the final volume of Mythologiques in 1971. source
Claude Lévi-Strauss completed the final volume of Mythologiques in 1971.
On 14 May 1973, Claude Lévi-Strauss was elected to the Académie française, France's highest honour for a writer. source
On 14 May 1973, Claude Lévi-Strauss was elected to the Académie française, France's highest honour for a writer.
On the death of Maurice Druon on 14 April 2009, Claude Lévi-Strauss became the Dean of the Académie, its longest-serving member. source
On the death of Maurice Druon on 14 April 2009, Claude Lévi-Strauss became the Dean of the Académie, its longest-serving member.
Claude Lévi-Strauss died on 30 October 2009, a few weeks before his 101st birthday. The death was announced four days later. source
Claude Lévi-Strauss died on 30 October 2009, a few weeks before his 101st birthday. The death was announced four days later.
