Armelagos, George J.

Black Mesa Anasazi health
Book 1991

Summary: George J. Armelagos was an American anthropologist, and Goodrich C. White Professor of Anthropology at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Armelagos significantly impacted the field of physical anthropology and biological anthropology. His work has provided invaluable contributions to the theoretical and methodological understanding human disease, diet and human variation within an evolutionary context. Relevant topics include epidemiology, paleopathology, paleodemography, bioarchaeology, evolutionary medicine, and the social interpretations of race, among others. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][2][4][5][6]
Born: 1936 [2]; 1936-05-22 [6]
Birth Place: Detroit [6]
Died: 2014 [2]; 2014-05-15 [6]
Death Place: Atlanta [6]
Country: United States [2]
Website: http://www.anthropology.emory.edu/FACULTY/Armelagos/index.html [6]
Language: English [3]
Occupation: anthropologist [6]
Profession: Anthropologe [2]
Employer: University of Utah [6]; University of Florida [6]; Emory University [6]
Educated at: University of Colorado [6]; University of Michigan [6]; University of Michigan Medical School [6]
Country of Education: United States [6]
Encyclopædia Britannica: Biography [6]
Yale LUX: Entity [6]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 4. Library of Congress; 5. National Library of Korea; 6. Wikidata

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