Alfred Radcliffe-Brown

Description: (British Social Anthropologist Who Developed the Theory of Structural Functionalism)
Best known for his work on the pre-industrialized societies, Alfred Radcliffe-Brown visited Andaman Island and Western Australia to study the social structure of the people there, later writing two important books on them. A renowned scholar, he taught at various preeminent universities across the globe before returning to England to establish the Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology at Oxford.

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Birthday January 17, 1881 (Capricorn)
Born In Birmingham, England
Died on October 24, 1955
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