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Derek Freeman

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Gender Male
Death23 years ago
Date of birth August 15,1916
Zodiac sign Leo
Born Wellington
New Zealand
Date of died July 6,2001
DiedCanberra
Australia
NationalityNew Zealand
SpouseMonica Maitland
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Derek Freeman Life story


John Derek Freeman was a New Zealand anthropologist known for his criticism of Margaret Mead's work on Samoan society, as described in her 1928 ethnography Coming of Age in Samoa. His attack "ignited controversy of a scale, visibility, and ferocity never before seen in anthropology. "

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