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Melville J. Herskovits
American anthropologist (1895–1963).
Born September 10th, 1895 in Bellefontaine. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1963 at 67 years old in Evanston. [ref]
Occupations
anthropologist, educator, university teacher, writer
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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore