Edward T. Hall Scientist

Edward Twitchell Hall, Jr. (May 16, 1914 – July 20, 2009) was an American anthropologist and cross-cultural researcher. He is remembered for developing the concept of social cohesion, a description of how people behave and react in different types of culturally defined personal space. Hall was an influential colleague of Marshall McLuhan and Buckminster Fuller.

Personal facts

Birth date	May 16, 1914
Birth name	Edward Twitchell Hall Jr.
Birth place	Missouri , Webster Groves Missouri
Date of death	July 20, 2009
Place of death	Santa Fe New Mexico
Education	Columbia University
Known for	High- and low-context cultures Chronemics Proxemics