Richard Frank Salisbury

Background

Salisbury, Richard Frank was born on December 8, 1926 in London. Son of Thomas and Marjorie Beatrice (Smith) Salisbury. emigrated to Canada, 1962, naturalized, 1976.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Cambridge U., 1949; Master of Arts, Cambridge U., 1956; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National U., 1957.

Career

Research associate, Harvard School Public Health, Boston, 1955-1956; assistant professor, Tufts U., Boston, 1956-1957; assistant professor, University of California at Berkeley, 1957-1962; associate professor, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1962-1965; professor, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1966-1970; department chairman sociology and anthropology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1966-1970; director program Anthropology of Development, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1970-1986; director Center Developing Area Studies, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1975-1978, 86; dean faculty of arts, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, from 1986. Visiting professor U. Papua, New Guinea, 1967, 84. Member academic panel Canada Council, 1974-1978.

Consultant to Administrator Papua, 1971, Canada Department Agriculture, 1970, James Bay Development Corporation, 1971-1972, Indians of Quebec Association, 1972-1975, Communications Canada, 1974-1975, James Bay Energy Corporation, 1982, Lahmeyer International, 1984. Board directors Quebec Universities Commission.

Achievements

• Richard Frank Salisbury has been listed as a noteworthy Anthropologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • A Homeland for the Cree: Regional Development in James Bay, 1971-1981

    ( A Homeland for the Cree is an invaluable study of how t...)

  • Vunamami : economic transformation in a traditional society,
  • Structures of Custodial Care: Anthropological Study of a State Mental Hospital
  • From stone to steel : economic consequences of a technological change in New Guinea.
  • Vunamami: Economic Transformation in a Traditional Society

Membership

President Westmount High School Committee, 1974-1975. Member Commision on Future of Quebec Universities, 1977-1979. Board directors Quebec Institute Research on Culture, 1979-1984,Canada Human Rights Foundation, from 1980.

Served with Royal Marines, 1945-1948. Fellow Royal Society Canada, Royal Anthropological Institute, American Anthropological Association. Member Canada Sociology and Anthropology Association (president 1969-1970), American Ethnological Association (president 1979-1980), Society Applied Anthropology, Society Applied Anthropology in Canada (president 1986).

Connections

Married Mary Elizabeth Roseborough, August 28, 1954. Children: Thomas S., John W., Catherine E.

Father:

Thomas Salisbury

Mother:

Marjorie Beatrice (Smith) Salisbury

Spouse:

Mary Elizabeth Roseborough

child:

John W. Salisbury

child:

Catherine E. Salisbury

child:

Thomas S. Salisbury