Background
Birdwhistell, Ray L. was born on September 29, 1918 in Cincinnati. Son of Robert N. and Hattie Queen (Hughes) Birdwhistell.
folklore and communication educator
Birdwhistell, Ray L. was born on September 29, 1918 in Cincinnati. Son of Robert N. and Hattie Queen (Hughes) Birdwhistell.
Bachelor of Arts, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1940; Master of Arts, Ohio State University, 1941; Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1951.
Lecturer in anthropology, U. Toronto, 1944-1946;
instructor sociology, U. Louisville, 1946-1948;
assistant professor anthropology, department sociology, U. Louisville, 1948-1952;
associate professor anthropology, department psychology and sociology, U. Louisville, 1952-1956;
associate professor anthropology, department anthropology and linguistics, U. Buffalo, 1956-1959;
coordinator, Institute for Research in Human Communication, 1956-1959;
senior research scientist, Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute, 1959-1977;
professor research in anthropology, department psychiatry, Health Sciences Center, Temple University, Philadelphia, 1959-1966;
clinical professor psychiatry, department psychiatry, Adjunct Professor anthropology, department behavioral science, Health Sciences Center, Temple University, 1966-1968;
visiting professor communication, Annenberg School Communications, University of Pennsylvania, 1969-1970;
professor communication, Annenberg School Communications, University of Pennsylvania, 1970-1983;
professor folklore and communication, Annenberg School Communications, University of Pennsylvania, 1983-1988;
professor emeritus, Annenberg School Communications, University of Pennsylvania, 1988-1994. Visiting lecturer University of Chicago, summer 1951. Research associate Foreign Service Institute, Department State, 1952.
Research consultant Center for Advanced Study in BehavioralScis., Palo Alto, California, 1956, fellow, 1968-1969. Visiting professor department anthropology U. B.C., Vancouver, 1968. Cons., department psychiatry Western Psychiatric Institute, Pittsburgh, 1957-1964, Emory University Medical School, Atlanta, 1963-1964, U. Louisville, Syracuse University, State University of New York, Worcester (Massachusetts) Eastern State Hospital, Veterans Administration Hospital., Palo Alto, Langley Porter Clinic, U. Kansas, Indiana U., National Institute of Mental Health, University of Illinois, University of Michigan.
Partner Heron Point Folklore Arts: Native American TextileRepair.
Fellow American Anthropological Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society for Applied Anthropology. Member Philadelphia Anthropological Society, American Academy Political and Social Science, Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Kappa Delta, Kappa Pi Epsilon.
Married Anne Davison. Children: Jill Read Birdwhistell Pierce, Nancy Mead Birdwhistell Rothberg.