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Also Known As William Russell Bascom
Born May 23, 1912 • Illinois
Died September 11, 1981 (aged 69) • San Francisco • California
Subjects Of Study Yoruba • divination
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Edward Sapir and colleagues from the University of Chicago
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Robert Redfield
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Kenneth L. Pike
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Alfred M. Tozzer
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Paul Radin
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Carleton S. Coon
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W. Lloyd Warner
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Joseph H. Greenberg
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Leslie A. White
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