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Marilyn Strathern

British anthropologist, born 1941
Person Human Q435411

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[23]
Date of birth
March 6, 1941
Place of birth
North Wales
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[7]
Occupation
anthropologist, university teacher, social anthropologist
Employer
University of Manchester, Australian National University, University of Cambridge, Girton College
Position held
principal
Educated at
Girton College, Bromley High School[8][9]
Award received
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Balzan Prize, Leverhulme Medal, Fellow of the British Academy, Honorary Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales, honorary doctor of Yale University, Huxley Memorial Medal[11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
Spouse
Andrew Strathern[6]
Doctoral advisor
Esther N. Goody[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[26]
Family name
Strathern[24]
Given name
Marilyn[25]
Member of
British Academy, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Academia Europaea, American Philosophical Society, Learned Society of Wales[18][19][20][21][22]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ann Marilyn Evans en Ann Marilyn Strathern en Dame Ann Marilyn Strathern en Marilyn Evans en Marilyn Strathern fa استراترن، مریلین ja マリリン・ストラザーン ru Мэрилин Стратерн ru Стратерн, Мэрилин uk Мерилін Стратерн zh 瑪麗蓮·史翠山 zh 瑪麗蓮·斯特拉森
🔖 Identifiers · 52
ISNI
0000000110715112
VIAF cluster ID
76362805
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50010938
GND ID
130415774
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Marilyn Strathern speaking at SOAS.jpg ↗
AE member ID
Strathern_Marilyn
BIBSYS ID
90184387
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
StrathernMarilyn
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12193683c
Cairn author ID
67600
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf12091209
Canal-U person ID
strathern-marilyn-030542693
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CiNii Research ID
1140845216693279104
DDB person (GND) ID
130415774
DUC ID
marilyn-strathern
FAST ID
1929331
Freebase ID
/m/026msmg
Gateway to Research person ID
68A635B1-0633-425A-9E61-6BEF4B882F90
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
marilyn-strathern
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0282470
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Marilyn_Strathern
IdRef ID
030542693
IxTheo authority ID
501121730
J9U entity ID
987007447447605171
KBR person ID
19918665
LRB contributor ID
marilyn-strathern
Libraries Australia ID
35528226
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01947215
NDL Authority ID
001220271
NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
985580
NLAI ID
192183
NUKAT ID
n98095611
National Library of Korea ID
KAC2019G4057
National Library of Latvia ID
000102720
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:BMEC;=rE
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810568767105606
National Virtual Library of India ID
280108
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068881304
OpenMLOL author ID
308988
Parsifal cluster ID
208552
Persée author ID
28748
RERO ID (legacy)
A025330962
RILM ID
377863
SBN author ID
IEIV027490
SHARE Catalogue author ID
483976
SNAC ARK ID
w64t8k46
Scopus author ID
6602689356
Tabakalera ID
80659
Wellcome Collection concept ID
zydhrsd8
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/8ff871c0-ce9f-4d7f-a29a-880531bfe5c5

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🔗 Connections
Award received 5
Balzan Prize, Fellow of the British Academy, Huxley Memorial Medal, honorary doctor of Yale University, Leverhulme Medal
Employer 4
University of Cambridge, University of Manchester, Australian National University, Girton College
Member of 4
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, British Academy, Academia Europaea, American Philosophical Society
Occupation 2
anthropologist, university teacher
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Educated at 1
Girton College
Given name 1
Marilyn
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
North Wales
Sex or gender 1
female
← FactGrid item ID 1
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Summary

Marilyn Strathern was born on March 6, 1941[1], in North Wales[2]. She has worked as an anthropologist[3], university teacher[4], and social anthropologist[5].

FAQs

Where was Marilyn Strathern born?

Marilyn Strathern was born in North Wales[2].

Who was Marilyn Strathern married to?

Marilyn Strathern's spouses include Andrew Strathern[6].

What did Marilyn Strathern do for work?

Marilyn Strathern worked as an anthropologist[3], university teacher[4], and social anthropologist[5].

Where did Marilyn Strathern go to school?

Marilyn Strathern was educated at Girton College[8] and Bromley High School[9].

What awards did Marilyn Strathern receive?

Honors received include Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire[11], Balzan Prize[12], Leverhulme Medal[13], and Fellow of the British Academy[14].

Related Entities

United Kingdom University of Manchester

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . www.ae-info.org. wikidata.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . The International Who's Who of Women 2006. wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . balzan.org. Retrieved . balzan.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . thebritishacademy.ac.uk. Retrieved . thebritishacademy.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . thebritishacademy.ac.uk. Retrieved . thebritishacademy.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . learnedsociety.wales. Retrieved . learnedsociety.wales. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Citations for Recipients of Honorary Degrees at Yale University 2010. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . therai.org.uk. therai.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [10] ↑ . thebritishacademy.ac.uk. thebritishacademy.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . thebritishacademy.ac.uk. Retrieved . thebritishacademy.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . amacad.org. Retrieved . amacad.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . www.ae-info.org. wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . learnedsociety.wales. Retrieved . learnedsociety.wales. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · PKalnai · 2026-11-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Award received: Leverhulme Medal"
  2. 5d ago · PKalnai · 2026-11-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Award received: Fellow of the British Academy"
  3. 5d ago · PKalnai · 2026-11-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Award received: Balzan Prize"
  4. 14d ago · Rumensz · 2026-10-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim qualifiers: Image: Marilyn Strathern speaking at SOAS.jpg"
  5. 17w ago · Mariaje.urquijo · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tabakalera ID → 80659
    "Created claim: Tabakalera ID: 80659"
  6. 19w ago · ~2026-37145-11 · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID → Marilyn_Strathern
    "Created claim: Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Marilyn_Strathern"
  7. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → anthropologist, university teacher, social anthropologist
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32086: import P21 and P106 from GND (28)"
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