Ralph Linton
Ralph Linton (27 February 1893 – 24 December 1953) was an American anthropologist of the mid-20th century, particularly remembered for his texts The Study of Man (1936) and The Tree of Culture (1955). One of Linton's major contributions to anthropology was defining a distinction between status and role.
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| Born | February 27, 1893 |
| Died | December 24, 1953 (aged 60) |
| Citizenship | USA |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University |
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| Awards | Viking Fund Medal (1951) |
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| Fields | Cultural anthropology |
| Institutions | Field Museum, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Columbia University, Yale University |
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