Background
Sangree, Walter Hinchman was born on June 15, 1926 in New York City. Son of Carl Michael and Constance (LaBoiteaux) Sangree.
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Walter Hinchman Sangree
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Walter Hinchman Sangree, American social anthropologist, educator. Fulbright scholar United Kingdom and Kenya, 1954-1956; National Science Foundation research fellow Nigeria, 1963-1965. Co-clerk Rochester Friends Meeting, 1977-1979. Member American Anthropological Association, African Studies Association, Sigma Xi.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Haverford College, 1950; Master of Arts, Wesleyan University, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1959.
Career
Assistant professor anthropology, U. Rochester, New York, 1957-1964; associate professor, U. Rochester, 1964-1973; professor, U. Rochester, 1973-1995; professor emeritus, U. Rochester, since 1995; department chairman anthropology, U. Rochester, 1974-1977; acting department chairman, U. Rochester, 1990; visiting scholar department anthropology, Harvard University, 1979-1980. Visiting scholar Center for Population Studies, Harvard University, 1986-1987. Research fellow African Studies Center, Boston University, since 1998.
Achievements
Membership
Co-clerk Rochester Friends Meeting, 1977-1979. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Anthropological Association, International African Institute, Royal Anthropol. Society Great Britain and Ireland, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Mary Lucinda Shaw, June 14, 1952 (divorced January 1986). Children: Margaretta Elizabeth, Mary Cora. Married Ilse Michaelis, December 31, 1988.
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Political Party
Democrat