Jean Herskovits
Jean Herskovits | |
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| Born | Jean Frances Herskovits May 20, 1935 Evanston, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | February 5, 2019 (aged 83) New York, U.S. |
| Education | Swarthmore College (BA) University of Oxford (DPhil) |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Spouse | John Corry |
| Parent(s) | Melville J. Herskovits and Frances Shapiro Herskovits |
Jean Frances Herskovits (May 20, 1935 – February 5, 2019) was an American historian and academic who was a research professor of history at the State University of New York at Purchase specializing in African (particularly Nigerian) history and politics. Herskovits taught at Brown University, Swarthmore College, City College of the City University of New York and Columbia University. She held a D.Phil. in African history from Oxford University.