Michael Ladd Burton

Background

Burton, Michael Ladd was born on June 6, 1942 in Long Beach, California, United States. Son of Warren Nathan Burton and Dorothy Brent (Braden) Asquith.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology, Stanford University, 1968.

Career

Research fellow, Harvard University, 1968-1969; assistant professor, University of California, Irvine, 1969-1976; research fellow, U. Nairobi, Kenya., 1973-1974; associate professor, University of California, Irvine, 1976-1983; professor, University of California, Irvine, since 1983; chairman, department anthropology, University of California, Irvine, 1986-1991.

Achievements

• Michael Ladd Burton has been listed as a noteworthy Anthropology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Anthropol. Association, Society for Cross-Cultural Research, Society Economics Anthropology, Society Applied Anthropology, Association Social Anthropology ofOceania.

Interests

• Avocation: hiking.

Connections

Children:Melissa, Christopher. Married Ellen Greenberger, August 26, 1979.

Father:

Warren Nathan Burton Asquith

Mother:

Dorothy Brent (Braden) Asquith

Spouse:

Ellen Greenberger

child:

Christopher Burton

child:

Melissa Burton