Background
Carlson, Gustav Gunnar was born on November 21, 1909 in Gwinn, Michigan, United States. Son of Axel Victor and Brita Christina (Mattson) Carlson.
Carlson, Gustav Gunnar was born on November 21, 1909 in Gwinn, Michigan, United States. Son of Axel Victor and Brita Christina (Mattson) Carlson.
AB, Northern Michigan University, 1932. Master of Arts, University Michigan, 1934. Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1940.
Instructor anthropology, U. Cincinnati, 1936-1940; assistant professor anthropology, U. Cincinnati, 1940-1943; associate professor anthropology, U. Cincinnati, 1946-1952; professor anthropology, U. Cincinnati, 1952-1980; head department sociology & anthropology, U. Cincinnati, 1961-1969; head department anthropology, U. Cincinnati, 1969-1977; professor emeritus, U. Cincinnati, since 1980. Visiting professor U. Yunnan, China, 1945. Consultant in field.
Member Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Edith Elizabeth Erickson, November 15, 1933. Children: Karen Elizabeth Carlson Ogden, Eric Gustav.