Richard Warren Lieban

Background

Lieban, Richard Warren was born on January 23, 1921 in New York City. Son of Jerry and Helen (Schultz) Lieban.

Education

BJ, University Missouri, 1943. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1956.

Career

Assistant and associate professor, U. North Carolina, Greensboro, 1955-1963; associate professor, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1963-1965; program director anthropology, National Science Foundation, Washington, 1965-1970; professor, department chairman anthropology, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, 1971-1985; professor emeritus, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, since 1986. Board of directors Bishop Museum, Honolulu, 1975-1981. Social science training review committee National Institute Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1977-1980.

Program committee population council research program on fertility in developing areas Population Council, New York City, 1980-1984.

Achievements

• Richard Warren Lieban has been listed as a noteworthy Anthropologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Cebuano sorcery; malign magic in the Philippines
  • Cebuano Sorcery: Malign Magic in the Philippines

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Anthropological Association, Society for Applied Anthropology. Member Society for Medical Anthropology, American Ethnological Society.

Connections

Married Ruth Walliser, June 29, 1945.

Father:

Jerry Lieban

Mother:

Helen (Schultz) Lieban

Spouse:

Ruth Walliser