Ruth Benedict, American Anthropologist(1887-1948)

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Just the Facts:

• Name: Ruth Benedict
• Birth: June 5, 1887, New York City, New York, USA
• Death: September 17, 1948, New York City, New York, USA
• Language: English
• Who she was: American anthropologist particularly interested in the American Southwest; wrote Patterns of Culture; The Chrysanthemum and the Sword

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