About William Armand Lessa
Lived 1908 – 1997 (aged 88–89). William Armand Lessa was an American anthropologist.
William Armand Lessa (3 March 1908 – 14 October 1997) was an American academic and anthropologist.
He studied chemistry at Harvard University and earned his PhD in anthropology from the University of Chicago in 1947; his dissertation detailed his experiences in Europe during World War II. He was hired by the University of California, Los Angeles. Termed "one of the pillars of anthropology in Micronesia", Lessa is best known for his work on Ulithi Atoll.
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Who was William Armand Lessa?
American anthropologist (1908-1997)
When was William Armand Lessa born?
William Armand Lessa was born in 1908 in Newark.
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William Armand Lessa died on 14 October 1997 in Sherman Oaks.
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William Armand Lessa was an anthropologist.
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William Armand Lessa was American.
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