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Isaac Schapera

British anthropologist (1905-2003)
Person human Q348933

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
June 23, 1905
Date of death
June 26, 2003
Place of birth
Garies
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom, South Africa[7][8]
Occupation
anthropologist, university teacher
Employer
London School of Economics and Political Science, University of Chicago, University of Toronto[10][11][12]
Field of work
social anthropology[9]
Educated at
University of Cape Town, Cándido Candi, London School of Economics and Political Science[13][14][15]
Award received
Fellow of the British Academy, Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa, Huxley Memorial Medal[16][17][18]
Doctoral student
John Comaroff[22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[28]
Academic thesis
The tribal system in South Africa: a study of the Bushmen and the Hottentots[26]
Archives at
LSE Library Archives and Special Collections[23]
Described by source
Dictionary of African Biography[27]
Family name
Schapera[24]
Given name
Isaac[25]
Influenced by
Bronisław Malinowski[20]
Member of
British Academy[19]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
LSEThesisProject[29]
P14611
33515[30]
🏷️ Also known as
en Isaac Schapera de Schapera he אייזק שפרה
🔖 Identifiers · 47
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
108544741
Library of Congress authority ID
n50020396
GND ID
135537746
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Isaac Schapera, c1950s.jpg ↗
Archive Site Trinity College Cambridge ID
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Archives at Yale agent ID
people/89353
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
SchaperaIsaac1905-2003
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
123836767
CANTIC ID
981058512250906706
CONOR.SI ID
141586019
CiNii Research ID
1140845216710220672
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DBNL author ID
scha208
DDB person (GND) ID
135537746
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Isaac-Schapera
FAST ID
1716439
Freebase ID
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Isaac_Schapera
IdRef ID
032896166
IxTheo authority ID
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JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
135537746
KBR person ID
14253283
Libris-URI
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Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
05317/eu_s_1363/s1363
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA00791303
NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
1003809
NLP ID
a0000003360098
NUKAT ID
n2006003376
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007603719005171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810594911205606
National Virtual Library of India ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Open Library ID
OL118262A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
92266
Parsifal cluster ID
371905
SELIBR ID
198138
SNAC ARK ID
w6611whw
Treccani ID
isaac-schapera
UK National Archives ID
F55325
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058512250906706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1274793
Wellcome Collection concept ID
vgamtwbb
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/86b5bdc2-a310-45d4-92c3-bb3b240150c9

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🔗 Connections
Educated at 3
London School of Economics and Political Science, University of Cape Town, Cándido Candi
Employer 3
University of Chicago, University of Toronto, London School of Economics and Political Science
Award received 2
Fellow of the British Academy, Huxley Memorial Medal
Country of citizenship 2
United Kingdom, South Africa
Occupation 2
anthropologist, university teacher
Doctoral student 1
John Comaroff
Doctoral students 1
John Comaroff
Field of work 1
social anthropology
Influenced by 1
Bronisław Malinowski
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of 1
British Academy
Place of birth 1
Garies
Place of death 1
London
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
Jaca
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Summary

Isaac Schapera was born on June 23, 1905[1], in Garies[2]. He died on June 26, 2003[3], in London[4]. He worked as an anthropologist[5] and university teacher[6].

Why It Matters

His notable doctoral advisees include John Comaroff[31], an anthropologist[32], b. 1945[33], of South Africa[34], awarded the Gordon J. Laing Award[35], specialised in anthropology[36].

FAQs

Where was Isaac Schapera born?

Isaac Schapera's place of birth was Garies[2].

Where did Isaac Schapera die?

Isaac Schapera died in London[4].

What did Isaac Schapera do for work?

Isaac Schapera worked as an anthropologist[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Isaac Schapera go to school?

Isaac Schapera was educated at University of Cape Town[13], Cándido Candi[14], and London School of Economics and Political Science[15].

What awards did Isaac Schapera receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the British Academy[16], Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa[17], and Huxley Memorial Medal[18].

Related Entities

Bronisław Malinowski London social anthropology South Africa United Kingdom University of Cape Town

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Dictionary of African Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Retrieved . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Retrieved . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . therai.org.uk. therai.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk. Retrieved . archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Retrieved . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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