Sol Tax
Sol Tax | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 October 1907 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | 4 January 1995 (aged 87) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin (Ph.B, 1931) University of Chicago (Ph.D, 1935) |
| Known for | Meskwaki people |
| Awards | Viking Fund Medal (1961) Bronislaw Malinowski Award (1977) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | anthropology |
Sol Tax (30 October 1907 – 4 January 1995) was an American anthropologist. He is best known for creating action anthropology and his studies of the Meskwaki, or Fox Indians, for "action-anthropological" research titled the Fox Project, and for founding the academic journal Current Anthropology. He received his doctorate from the University of Chicago in 1935 and, together with Fred Eggan, was a student of Alfred Radcliffe-Brown.