Background
Pospisil, Leopold Jaroslav was born on April 26, 1923 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia. Son of Leopold and Ludmila (Petrlak) Pospisil. came to the United States, 1949, naturalized, 1954.
Pospisil, Leopold Jaroslav was born on April 26, 1923 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia. Son of Leopold and Ludmila (Petrlak) Pospisil. came to the United States, 1949, naturalized, 1954.
Juris Universae Candidatus, Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1947. Juris Doctor, Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1991. Bachelor in Sociology, Willamette University, Salem, Oregon, 1950.
Master of Arts in Anthropology, University Oregon, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1956. Doctor of Science (honorary), Willamette University, 1969.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Charles University, Prague, Czech Republican, 1994.
Instructor Yale University, New Haven, 1956-1957, assistant professor, 1957-1960. Assistant curator Peabody Museum, 1956-1965, associate professor, 1960-1965, professor, curator, 1965-1993, director division anthropology, 1966-1993. Professor anthropology, 1965-1993.
Professor and curator emeritus, since 1993. Director Peabody Museum Anthropology division Yale University, New Haven, 1966—1993. Robert Merton Professor Law University Munich, Germany, 1978—1979.
Visiting professor Anthropology Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, since 1991. Visiting professor Law Capetown University, South Africa, 1989. Distinguished Flying Cross professor Law University Munich, 1982.
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Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Academy of Sciences, American Anthropological Association. Member National Academy of Sciences, Connecticut Academy Arts and Sciences, Explorers Club, Czechoslovakian Academy Arts and Sciences (past president), Council Free Czechoslovakia, Association for Political and Legal Anthropology (president-at-large), Association for Social Anthropology in Oceania, Society for Economic Anthropology, Sigma Xi.
Married Zdenka Smyd, January 31, 1945. Children: Zdenka, Mira.