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Barbara E. Ward

1919 – 1983

British anthropologist

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About Barbara E. Ward

Lived 1919 – 1983 (aged 63–64). Barbara E. Ward was a British anthropologist and university teacher.

Barbara E. Ward (1919–1983) was a British social anthropologist and academic, who specialized in sinological anthropology. For the next five years she taught in England and West Africa.

In 1950, Ward moved to Hong Kong where she focused her attention to the fishing community. For three years, she spent performing field work among the Kau Sai group in the Eastern New Territories. She taught sociology at Chinese University of Hong Kong, rising to the rank of reader.

In 1973, she was invited to act as the head of the International Institute for Environmental Affairs. However she only agreed on the condition that the name be changed to the International Institute for Environment and Development to which it still remains today.

During her academic career, she lectured at the University of London, Cornell University, the University of Cambridge, and the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

At the end of her life she was preparing a book on the boat people of Hong Kong. Selected works

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Important facts

Birth century
Died
1983, British Hong Kong
Education
Newnham College
Employers
Newnham College, University of London, University of Cambridge

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Barbara E. Ward?

British anthropologist

When was Barbara E. Ward born?

Barbara E. Ward was born on 2 January 1919 in Nottingham.

When did Barbara E. Ward die?

Barbara E. Ward died in 1983 in British Hong Kong.

What was Barbara E. Ward's occupation?

Barbara E. Ward was an anthropologist and university teacher.

What nationality was Barbara E. Ward?

Barbara E. Ward was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Barbara E. Ward

· Wikidata: Q807403

· DBpedia: Barbara E. Ward

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