Chie Nakane

Chie Nakane
Chie Nakane
Born(1926-11-30)November 30, 1926
Tokyo, Japan
DiedOctober 12, 2021(2021-10-12) (aged 94)
Tokyo, Japan
Occupationauthor and anthropologist, Professor Emerita at Tokyo University
NationalityJapanese
GenreSocial anthropology
SubjectSocieties of India, Tibet, Okinawa and Japan, Human relations in a vertical society
Notable awardsOrder of Culture, 2001
Medals of Honor (Japan) Purple ribbon, 1990

Chie Nakane (中根 千枝, Nakane Chie; November 30, 1926 October 12, 2021) was a Japanese anthropologist and Professor Emerita of Social Anthropology at the University of Tokyo.