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Born December 11, 1920 • London • England
Died July 14, 1975 (aged 54) • London • England
Subjects Of Study China • anthropology • kinship • law • marriage • religion
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Fei Xiaotong
Chinese social anthropologist
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Edward W. Gifford
American anthropologist
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Sir James George Frazer
British anthropologist
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Joan Robinson
British economist
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Joseph Needham
British biochemist
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John Ferguson McLennan
Scottish lawyer and ethnologist
William Robertson Smith
William Robertson Smith
Scottish scholar
Hart, Sir Robert 1st Baronet
Sir Robert Hart, 1st Baronet
British statesman
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W. H. R. Rivers
British anthropologist
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Meyer Fortes
British anthropologist
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Wang Hongwen
Chinese politician
Mao Zedong smiling and waving with his right hand while standing outdoors in front of large lanterns and a crowd.
Mao Zedong
Chinese leader
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
president of United States
The Yongle emperor, detail of a portrait; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei.
Yongle
emperor of Ming dynasty
Kublai Khan
Kublai Khan
emperor of Yuan dynasty
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Kangxi
emperor of Qing dynasty
The Hongwu emperor; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei.
Hongwu
emperor of Ming dynasty
Sun Yat-sen
Sun Yat-sen
Chinese leader
Zhou Enlai
Zhou Enlai
premier of China
Qianlong
Qianlong
emperor of Qing dynasty