Background
Altshuler, Nathan was born on October 31, 1925 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Aaron and Sylvia (Spitzer) Altshuler.
Altshuler, Nathan was born on October 31, 1925 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Aaron and Sylvia (Spitzer) Altshuler.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Michigan, 1951; postgraduate, U. Arizona, 1951-1952; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard, 1959.
Research assistant, American Museum Natural History, 1947-1949; research assistant, teaching fellow, Harvard, 1952-1956; instructor, Boston University, 1956-1957; research associate, Joint Committee Mental Illness and Health, 1958-1959; postdoctoral, National Institute Mental Health fellow Harvard, 1959-1960; from assistant professor to professor, department chairman anthropology, College William and Mary, since 1960.
Served wih infantry Army of the United States, 1944-1946. Fellow American Anthropol. Association, Explorers Club.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Turkish Studies Association, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Meredith Treene, April 14, 1959. Children– Anthea, Linnea, Alyssa.