Background
Gamst, Frederick Charles was born on May 24, 1936 in New York City. Son of Rangvald Julius and Aida (Durante) Gamst.
(Well-written and well-illustrated, The Qemant offers read...)
Well-written and well-illustrated, The Qemant offers readers a solid exposition of a particular ethnic group in the exotic setting of Ethiopian civilization. This descriptive analysis of the peasantry in an agrarian state provides a backdrop for the serious study of the core conceptions of sociocultural anthropology.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0881330477/?tag=2022091-20
Gamst, Frederick Charles was born on May 24, 1936 in New York City. Son of Rangvald Julius and Aida (Durante) Gamst.
Associate of Arts, Pasadena City College, 1959; AB, University of California at Los Angeles, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1967.
Instructor anthropology Rice University, Houston, 1966-1967, assistant professor, 1967-1971, associate professor, 1971-1975. Professor department anthropology University Massachusetts, Boston, 1975—2001, chairman department anthropology, 1975-1978, associate provost for graduate studies, 1978-1983, professor emeritus, since 2001. Consultant in social relations, human factors and operations to R.R. industry, since 1970.
Acting director Houston Inter-University African Studies Program, 1969-1971, Behavioral Science Graduate Program, Rice University, 1974-1975. Member Joint International Observer Group (for observation of Ethiopian elections), 1992. Member committee on human factors for railroads and other fixed guideway transportation system Transportation Research Board, since 1999.
Adjunct professor anthroplogy University Wyoming, since 2001.
(Well-written and well-illustrated, The Qemant offers read...)
(Well-written and well-illustrated, The Qemant offers read...)
(Well-written and well-illustrated, The Qemant offers read...)
(A book about culture and society)
Advisory com Quincy Quarries History Site, Metropolitan District Commission Massachusetts, 1987—2001. Board directors Cheyenne Depot Foundation, since 2002. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Anthropological Association (Conrad Arensberg award 1995, Festschrift Session honoring life's work 2002), Society Applied Anthropology, Royal Anthropological Institute Great Britain and Ireland.
Member Science Research Society, Railway and Locomotive History Society (director, editor 4 volunteer Franz Anton Ritter von Gerstner project since 1988), Labor and Employment Relations Association, Society for History Technology, Lexington Group in Transportation History, International Association Railway Operating Officers, American Association RailRoad Superintendents, Society Anthropological Work (president 1984-1987, board directors 1987-1990), International Union Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences (chairman curriculum committee Commission Study of Peace 1983-1986), Association for Study Language in Prehistory (board directors since 1988), Massachusetts Teachers Association (member executive committee Faculty Staff Union 1996-2001), Cheyenne Museum Depot Museum Foundation (board directors since 2002, secretary board directors 2003-2004).
Married Marilou Swanson, January 28, 1961. 1 child, Nicole Christina.