Background
Lang, Gottfried Otto was born on March 24, 1919 in Oberammergau, Bavaria, Germany. Came to the United States, 1937. Son of Anton and Mathilde (Rutz) Lang.
Lang, Gottfried Otto was born on March 24, 1919 in Oberammergau, Bavaria, Germany. Came to the United States, 1937. Son of Anton and Mathilde (Rutz) Lang.
AB, Brown University, 1944. Master of Arts, University Chicago, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1954.
Instructor University Utah, Salt Lake City, 1948-1951. Culture change researcher Northern Ute Indians, 1951-1954. Medical anthropology researcher United States Public Health Service, Kit Carson City, Colorado, 1957.
Culture change researcher Sukuma-Land, 1961-1969. Demographic researcher Asmat, Irian Jaya, Indonesia, 1972. Fulbright professor University Munich, Germany, 1961-1962.
Visiting professor Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1964-1966. Social science researcher Food & AGrl. Organization of United Nations, Sukumaland, Tanzania, 1969-1970.
Assistant professor, professor Catholic University of America, Washington, 1954-1966. Professor, professor emeritus University Colorado, Boulder, since 1966. Consultant in field.
Board directors Institute Behavioral Science, University Colorado, Boulder, 1966-1970, St. Thomas University Parish, Boulder, 1988-1989. Member Colorado Public Interest Research Group, Boulder, 1987, 89. Fellow American Anthropological Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society for Applied Anthropology (board directors 1965-1967).
Member Washington Anthropology Society (president 1965-1966), High Plains Society for Applied Anthropology (president 1981-1982).
Married Martha Baldwin, January 26, 1948. Children: Christopher, Johanna, Peter, Francis, Martina, Andrea, Nicholas, Petra.