Marcel Israël Mauss (French: [mos]; 10 May 1872 – 10 February 1950) was a French sociologist and anthropologist known as the "father of French ethnology". [1] . The nephew of Émile Durkheim, Mauss, in his academic work, crossed the boundaries between sociology and …

Marcel Mauss (born May 10, 1872, Épinal, Fr.—died Feb. 10, 1950, Paris) was a French sociologist and anthropologist whose contributions include a highly original comparative study of the relation between forms of exchange and social structure.

Marcel Mauss, né le 10 mai 1872 à Épinal et mort le 11 février 1950 (à 77 ans) à Paris [2], est un sociologue et anthropologue généralement considéré comme le « père de l'anthropologie française [3] ».

Marcel Mauss (May 10, 1872 - February 10, 1950) was a French anthropologist and sociologist. With a strong background in sociology, he began using ethnography to look at how different cultures build relationships.

Marcel Mauss (May 10, 1872 – February 10, 1950) was a French sociologist known for his role in elaborating on and securing the legacy of his uncle, Émile Durkheim and the journal L'Année Sociologique.

2018年5月17日 · The French sociologist and anthropologist Marcel Mauss (1872-1950) is best known as an ethnologist and historian of religion. Marcel Mauss was born in Épinal on May 10, 1872, to a pious Jewish family against whose traditions he rebelled as a young man.

Mauss was appointed full professor of sociology at the Collège de France on February 3 1931, having been elected by the Assembly of Professors at the end of November 1930 on the nomination of Antoine Meillet.

The French-born sociologist and anthropologist Marcel Mauss is best known for his analysis of gift-giving societies and their relationship to more modern economic systems. Mauss is often described as the father of modern French anthropology.

Born in 1872, in Epinal, France, Mauss studied philosophy at Bordeaux before moving to Paris where his teaching, writing, and institution building made him a significant figure in the development of both sociology and anthropology.

French anthropologist and sociologist; nephew and colleague of Durkheim; often considered the father of modern French anthropology. Mauss cooperated with Durkheim and the circle around the journal Année sociologique on a number of projects; and after his uncle's death, became the leading figure in that circle.