May Mandelbaum Edel
May Mandelbaum Edel | |
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| Born | December 1, 1909 New York, New York |
| Died | May 23, 1964 Kew Gardens General Hospital in Queens, New York |
| Alma mater | Barnard College; Columbia University |
| Known for | Cultural anthropology |
| Spouse | Abraham Edel |
| Children | Matthew Edel; Deborah Edel |
| Scientific career | |
| Thesis | (1940) |
| Academic advisors | Franz Boaz; Ruth Benedict |
May Mandelbaum Edel (1 December 1909 – 23 May 1964) was an American anthropologist known for her fieldwork among the Okanagan in Washington, the Tillamook in Oregon, and the Kiga in Uganda. Edel's linguistic research of the Tillamook serves as the only published account of the language which provided data for future linguistic publications. Edel was the first American woman anthropologist to live in an African village, and her research in Africa documented the diversity of African cultures.