About Henny Harald Hansen
Lived 1900 – 1993 (aged 93). Henny Harald Hansen was a Danish orientalist, anthropologist, curator, non-fiction writer and ethnologist.
Henny Harald Hansen (née Plenge; 8 April 1900 in Copenhagen – 12 October 1993) was a Danish anthropologist and ethnographer, best remembered for her publications Daughters of Allah: Among Muslim Women in Kurdistan and Kurdish Women's Lives: Field Research in a Muslim Society (1961), studying Kurds, and in particular Kurdish women.
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Who was Henny Harald Hansen?
Danish ethnographer (1900-1993)
When was Henny Harald Hansen born?
Henny Harald Hansen was born on 18 April 1900 in Copenhagen.
When did Henny Harald Hansen die?
Henny Harald Hansen died on 12 October 1993 in Copenhagen.
What was Henny Harald Hansen's occupation?
Henny Harald Hansen was an orientalist, anthropologist, curator, non-fiction writer and ethnologist.
What nationality was Henny Harald Hansen?
Henny Harald Hansen was Danish.
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