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Alfred Kroeber was an influential American cultural anthropologist who spent most of his career at the University of California, Berkeley. He is recognized for advancing the concept of the 'superorganic,' which posits that culture operates on a level of reality distinct from individual biology and p...
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Central Boasian institution builder with major cultural theory influence; reputation moderated by dated salvage anthropology context.
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Clark Wissler (1870–1947) was an American anthropologist who spent his career at the American Museum of Natural History, where he served as curator of anthropology. He is best known for formulating the "culture area" concept, a framework used to classify Indigenous peoples of North America based on...
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Culture area concept was influential; museum anthropology role significant, though categories now seem dated.
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