C. Scott Littleton

C. Scott Littleton
C. Scott Littleton
Born	1 July 1933; Los Angeles, California
Died	25 November 2010 (aged 77); Pasadena, California
Citizenship	USA
Spouse	Mary Ann Wuest (m. 1961)
Children	2
Academic background
Alma mater	El Camino College; University of California, Los Angeles;
Academic advisors	Jaan Puhvel
Influences	Georges Dumézil
Academic work
Discipline	Anthropology
Institutions	University of California, Los Angeles; Occidental College;
Main interests	Indo-European mythology; King Arthur; Shinto;

Covington Scott Littleton (July 1, 1933 – November 25, 2010) was an American anthropologist who was Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology at Occidental College. A co-founder of the Journal of Indo-European Studies, Littleton was an expert on Indo-European mythology and Shinto, on which he was the author of numerous works.

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