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Marshall Sahlins
Marshall Sahlins
Born	December 27, 1930; Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	April 5, 2021 (aged 90); Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Citizenship	American
Alma mater	University of Michigan; Columbia University
	Scientific career
Fields	Cultural Anthropology
Institutions	University of Chicago
Thesis	Social Stratification in Polynesia: a Study of Adaptive Variation in Culture (1954)
Doctoral advisor	Eric Wolf
Doctoral students	David Graeber
Influences	Karl Polanyi, Claude Lévi-Strauss, Leslie White

Marshall David Sahlins (/ˈsɑːlɪnz/ SAH-linz; December 27, 1930 – April 5, 2021)^[1] was an American cultural anthropologist. He was best known for his ethnographic work in the Pacific and for his contributions to anthropological theory. He was Charles F. Grey Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and of Social Sciences at the University of Chicago.^[2]

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↑ Risen, Clay (2021-04-10). "Marshall D. Sahlins, Groundbreaking Anthropologist, Dies at 90". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
↑ Moore, Jerry D. 2009. "Marshall Sahlins: Culture Matters" in Visions of Culture: an Introduction to Anthropological Theories and Theorists, Walnut Creek, California: Altamira, pp. 365-385.

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[:0-1] Risen, Clay (2021-04-10). "Marshall D. Sahlins, Groundbreaking Anthropologist, Dies at 90". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-11.

[Moore-2] Moore, Jerry D. 2009. "Marshall Sahlins: Culture Matters" in Visions of Culture: an Introduction to Anthropological Theories and Theorists, Walnut Creek, California: Altamira, pp. 365-385.

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