Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah Scientist

Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah (16 January 1929 – 19 January 2014) was a social anthropologist and Esther and Sidney Rabb Professor (Emeritus) of Anthropology at Harvard University. He specialised in studies of Thailand, Sri Lanka, and Tamils, as well as the anthropology of religion and politics.

Personal facts

Birth date	January 16, 1929
Birth place	Sri Lanka
Nationality	Sri Lanka
Date of death	January 19, 2014
Place of death	Cambridge Massachusetts
Residence	Sri Lanka , United States
Education	University of Ceylon Cornell University