Anthropologist Graves & Memorials

Arthur L. Parker

1885–1945 (age 60)

Lake View Cemetery

Arthur L. Parker was a Cleveland resident and anthropologist who lived from 1885 to 1945.

Caroline Bond Day

1889–1948 (age 59)

Beechwood Cemetery

Caroline Bond Day was an American anthropologist and researcher known for her work on racial classification and genealog...

Bronisław Malinowski

1884–1942 (age 58)

Evergreen Cemetery

Bronisław Malinowski (1884-1942) was a Polish-born anthropologist and pioneering ethnographer.

Ruth Benedict

1887–1948 (age 61)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Ruth Benedict (1887-1948) was an American cultural anthropologist and writer who made significant contributions to the f...

Alfred L. Kroeber

1876–1960 (age 84)

Sunset View Cemetery

Alfred L. Kroeber (1876-1960) was an influential American anthropologist born in Hoboken, New Jersey.

Leslie White

1900–1975 (age 75)

Forest Hill Cemetery

Leslie White (1900-1975) was an American anthropologist from Salida.

Gene Weltfish

1902–1980 (age 78)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Gene Weltfish (1902-1980) was a New York City-based academic and anthropologist.

Ivar Skarland

1889–1965 (age 76)

Birch Hill Cemetery

Ivar Skarland (1889–1965) of Høylandet Municipality emigrated to the United States and was buried at Birch Hill Cemet...

Margaret Mead

1901–1978 (age 77)

Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery

Margaret Mead (1901-1978) was a pioneering anthropologist born in Philadelphia and buried at Trinity Episcopal Church Ce...

Clifford Geertz

1926–2006 (age 80)

Princeton Cemetery

Clifford Geertz (1926-2006) was a San Francisco-born American cultural anthropologist whose interpretive approach to sym...

Nancy Oestreich Lurie

1924–2017 (age 93)

Forest Home Cemetery

Nancy Oestreich Lurie (1924–2017), a Milwaukee-born anthropologist and advocate for Native American rights, is buried ...