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Bronisław Malinowski

1884 - 1942 · Anthropologist · b. in Kraków

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Polish anthropologist and ethnographer (1884-1942)

Bronisław Kasper Malinowski was a Polish anthropologist and ethnologist whose writings on ethnography, social theory, and field research have exerted a lasting influence on the discipline of anthropology.

Key achievements

  • 01Founder of the functionalist school of anthropology
  • 02Author of Argonauts of the Western Pacific
  • 03Pioneer of fieldwork through cultural immersion

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