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Arnold van Gennep
French ethnographer and folklorist (1873–1957).
Born April 23rd, 1873 in Ludwigsburg.
Died May 7th, 1957 at 84 years old in Épernay.
Occupations
anthropologist, collector of fairy tales, ethnographer, ethnologist, folklorist, religious studies scholar, translator, university teacher, writer
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