Background
Lounsbury, Floyd Glenn was born on April 25, 1914 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. Son of John Glenn and Louise (Jorgensen) Lounsbury.
Lounsbury, Floyd Glenn was born on April 25, 1914 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. Son of John Glenn and Louise (Jorgensen) Lounsbury.
Bachelor, University Wisconsin, 1941. Master of Arts, University Wisconsin, 1946. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1949.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Pennsylvania, 1987.
Member faculty Yale University, New Haven, since 1949, professor anthropology, 1961-1973, Sterling professor, 1973-1979, Sterling professor emeritus, since 1979. Special researcher N. and South America Indian languages, cultures and social organizations.
With United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946. Fellow Ame Academy Arts and Sciences. Member National Academy of Sciences, Connecticut Academy Arts and Sciences, American Anthropological Association, Linguistic Society of America, American Philosophical Society.
Married Masako Yokoyama, August 25, 1952. 1 child, Ruth Diana.