About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 32. Chapters: American anthropology writers, Margaret Mead, Donald Johanson, Loren Eiseley, Brent Berlin, Frederick Vanderbilt Field, Diane Bell, Jean-Pierre Hallet, Benny Peiser, Elizabeth Warnock Fernea, Elsie Clews Parsons, Clyde Kluckhohn, Ellen Dissanayake, Diamond Jenness, Charles L. Briggs, Ann Fienup-Riordan, Arthur Demarest, David M. Schneider, Kathy Dettwyler, Ruth Behar, Craig Stanford, Felicitas Goodman, Alfred Irving Hallowell, Carlos Navarrete Caceres, Adam Kuper, Hugh Brody, E. O. James, Donald Brown, Nigel Barley, Anne Allison, Caroline Furness Jayne, Bertil Lundman, Alexander Francis Chamberlain, Alfred Gell, Constantino Manuel Torres, John J. Cove, Helen Codere, Donald Symons, Alexander Goldenweiser, F. G. Bailey, Lesley Bannatyne, Ian Tattersall, Anton Blok, Barrik Van Winkle, Dwight B. Heath, Robin Mathy, Baron Omar Rolf von Ehrenfels, Claudia Zaslavsky, Aldo Massola. Excerpt: Loren Eiseley (September 3, 1907 - July 9, 1977) was an American anthropologist, educator, philosopher, and natural science writer, who taught and published books from the 1950s through the 1970s. During this period he received more than 36 honorary degrees and was a fellow of many distinguished professional societies. At his death, he was Benjamin Franklin Professor of Anthropology and History of Science at the University of Pennsylvania. He was noted as a "scholar and writer of imagination and grace," which gained him a reputation and record of accomplishment far beyond the campus where he taught for 30 years. Publishers Weekly referred to him as "the modern Thoreau." The broad scope of his many writings considered such diverse topics as the mind of Sir Francis Bacon, the prehistoric origins of man, and the contributions of Charles Darwin. Eiseley's national reputation was established mainly through his books, including The Immense Jou...
