Background
French, David Heath was born on May 21, 1918 in Bend, Oregon, United States. Son of Delbert Ransom and Ellen Evelyn (Fatland) French.
French, David Heath was born on May 21, 1918 in Bend, Oregon, United States. Son of Delbert Ransom and Ellen Evelyn (Fatland) French.
Student, Reed College, 1935-1938; Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, 1939; Master of Arts, Claremont Graduate School, 1940; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1949.
Junior professional assistant, United Pueblos Agency, Albuquerque, 1941-1942; community analyst, War Relocation Authority, Poston, Arizona, 1943-1946; Amerindian research, Reed College, Portland, Oregon, 1947-1994; from assistant professor to associate professor anthropology, Reed College, Portland, Oregon, 1947-1959; professor, Reed College, Portland, Oregon, 1959-1988; professor emeritus, Reed College, Portland, 1988-1994; consultant anthropologist, Reed College, Portland, 1988-1994. Reviewer research proposals National Science Foundation, Washington, 1961-1994, National Institutes of Health, Washington, 1963-1994. Co-investigator pharmacognosy Oregon State University, Corvallis, 1963-1964.
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Fellow American Anthropological Association (executive board 1965-1968, Distinguished Service award 1988), American Association for the Advancement of Science (council 1966-1968), Royal Anthropological Institute. Member Society Economic Botany (chairman membership committee 1964-1968), Linguistic Society of America, Society for Anthropology of Europe, Society Ethnobiology, Society for Linguistic Anthropology, Sigma Xi.
Married Kathrine McCulloch Story, May 15, 1943.