Edmund Leach Scientist

Sir Edmund Ronald Leach (7 November 1910 – 6 January 1989) was a British social anthropologist of whom it has been said:"It is no exaggeration to say that in sheer versatility, originality, and range of writing he was and still is difficult to match among the anthropologists of the English speaking world".

Personal facts

Birth date	November 07, 1910
Birth place	Sidmouth
Nationality	United Kingdom
Date of death	January 06, 1989
Place of death	Cambridge
Education	University of Cambridge
Known for	Burma Sarawak Claude Lévi-Strauss

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Scientist

awards	British Museum Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland
doctoral advisor	Raymond Firth Bronisław Malinowski
Field of study	Social anthropology
influenced by	Claude Lévi-Strauss