Background
Haviland, John Beard was born on March 20, 1947 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Morrison Chandler and Mary Elizabeth Haviland.
Anthropology and linguistics educator
Haviland, John Beard was born on March 20, 1947 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Morrison Chandler and Mary Elizabeth Haviland.
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy cum laude, Harvard College, 1966; postgraduate Filosofiska Institutionen, Stockholms Universitet, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy in Social Rels.-Social Anthropology, Harvard University, 1972; postgraduate, Australian National U., 1972.
Teaching fellow in social relations, Harvard University, 1967-1970;
assistant professor social anthropology, Harvard University, 1971-1974;
research fellow department anthropology, research school Pacific studies, Institute Advanced Studies, Australian National U., 1975-1980;
senior research fellow, Institute Advanced Studies, Australian National U., 1980-1982;
investigador Titular 'C', Instituto de Investigaciones Antropológicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 1983-1984;
fellow, Center Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences, Stanford, California, 1985-1986;
visiting associate professor linguiltics and anthropology, Reed College, Portland, Oregon, 1986-1988;
professor linguistics and anthropology, Reed College, Portland, Oregon, since 1989. Field director Harvard Chiapas project, 1971. Visiting assistant professor department anthropology University of Chicago.
Visiting lecturer cursillo on Lenguaje, Cultura y Sociedad en el Area Tzotzil, Centro de Estudios Mayas, Instituto de Investigaciones Filológicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 1982, visiting professor, 1985. Visiting fellow department anthropology, research sch.Pacific studies, Australian National U., 1982-1985. Visiting professor Maestríade Lingü+289stica, Escuela Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Mexico, 1985.
Freie wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Projektgruppe für Kognitive Anthropologie, Berlin and Forschungsgruppe für Kognitive Anthropologie am Max Planck Institute für Psycholinguistik, Nijmegen, Netherlands, 1990-1992. Researcher in field.
Member American Anthropological Association, Linguistic Society American, Seminario Permanente de Estudios Chicanos, DEAS/INAH (Mexico).
Married Leslie Knox McCullough, September 9, 1966. Married Lourdes De Leon, September 8, 1986. Children: Sophie Beard Haviland, Maya Lolen Devereaux Haviland, Isabel Haviland.