John Comaroff

South African anthropologist
Person human Q6226804

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16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
1945
Place of birth
Cape Town
Country of citizenship
South Africa[6]
Occupation
anthropologist
Doctoral advisor
Isaac Schapera[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Family name
Comaroff[15]
Given name
John
🏷️ Also known as
en John Comaroff en John L. Comaroff uk Джон Комарофф zh 約翰·可馬洛夫
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SNAC ARK ID
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Tabakalera ID
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UOM ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
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Summary

Born in Cape Town[1], he… he was born in 1945[2]. He worked as an anthropologist[3].

Body

Education

Educated at London School of Economics and Political Science[10], a public research university[16], in United Kingdom[17], founded in 1895[18], headquartered in London[19] and University of Cape Town[11], a public university[20], in South Africa[21], founded in 1829[22], headquartered in Cape Town[23].

Career and Affiliations

Fields of work include anthropology[7], an academic discipline[24] and sociology[8], an academic discipline[25].

FAQs

Where was John Comaroff born?

Born in Cape Town[1].

Who was John Comaroff married to?

John Comaroff's spouses include Jean Comaroff[4].

What did John Comaroff do for work?

John Comaroff worked as anthropologist[3].

Where did John Comaroff go to school?

John Comaroff was educated at London School of Economics and Political Science[10] and University of Cape Town[11].

What awards did John Comaroff receive?

Honors received include Gordon J. Laing Award[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [13] ↑ . uchicago.edu. uchicago.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [2] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  9. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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