About David Montgomery Hart
Lived 1927 – 2001 (aged 73–74). David Montgomery Hart was an American historian.
David Montgomery Hart (18 May 1927 – 22 May 2001) was an American anthropologist and historian who specialised in Berber tribes. He spent time living amongst Berber tribes like the Ait Waryagher of the Rif and the Ait Atta.
Life and career David Montgomery Hart was born on 18 May 1927, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He did his doctoral studies under Carleton S. Coon.
Historian Sarah Barringer Gordon described Hart as an "anthropologist of the old school" and Islamic scholar and anthropologist Akbar Ahmed noted that Hart's brand of anthropology reflected an old tradition where anthropologists would go and rely on their senses for notes and live amongst the people they are studying.
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Who was David Montgomery Hart?
American anthropologist
When was David Montgomery Hart born?
David Montgomery Hart was born in 1927 in Philadelphia.
When did David Montgomery Hart die?
David Montgomery Hart died on 22 May 2001 in Garrucha.
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David Montgomery Hart was a historian.
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David Montgomery Hart was American.
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