Background
Leaf, Murray John was born on June 1, 1939 in New York, New York, United States. Son of Julius and Jeannette Kissel Leaf.
Leaf, Murray John was born on June 1, 1939 in New York, New York, United States. Son of Julius and Jeannette Kissel Leaf.
Bachelor of Philosophy, Reed College, 1959—1961. Master of Arts in Anthropology, University of Chicago, 1961—1963. Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1963—1966.
Assistant professor Pomona College, 1966—1967, University of California at Los Angeles, 1966—1975. Associate professor University of Texas, Dallas, 1975—1981, professor, anthropology, political economy. Senior social scientist Irrigation Management and Training Project, United States Agency for International Development/India, New Delhi, 1987—1989.
Senior socio-economist Government of Bangladesh/United States Agency for International Development Flood Response Study (FAP-14), Dhaka, 1990—1993. Consultant United Nations Centre for Regional Development, Nagoya, Japan, 1993—1994. Corporal United States Army Reserve, 1957-1957, The United States of America.
Precinct chair Democratic Party of Collin County, Plano. Fellow: American Ethnological Society, American Anthropological Association, Royal Anthropological Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Member: Association for Asian Studies.
Married Michelina Angela Ruzzi, September 25, 1965.
