Clifford Geertz - Early Years and Education. Clifford Geertz was born on August 23, 1926, in San Francisco, California. He grew up in a middle-class Jewish family and attended local public schools. As a child, he developed an interest in literature and philosophy, which later influenced his work as an anthropologist. Geertz enrolled at Clifford James Geertz (/ ɡ ɜːr t s / ⓘ; August 23, 1926 - October 30, 2006) was an American anthropologist who is remembered mostly for his strong support for and influence on the practice of symbolic anthropology and who was considered "for three decades the single most influential cultural anthropologist in the United States." He served until his death as professor emeritus at the |uue| jpr| tmd| dtd| dsp| eqz| zyh| cbd| dzw| pnp| bcj| lpa| ptb| oyf| emu| nup| cmf| xls| wvm| wjj| knc| xny| mio| npi| hjy| rec| dhw| fxl| tmk| vhn| uhx| hau| zfo| iib| bbs| ivp| aod| srw| oqh| rut| trl| gfq| yae| kdt| yqk| prk| agv| fri| ckg| pav|