Jean Briggs

Jean L. Briggs (May 28, 1929 – July 27, 2016) was an American-born anthropologist, ethnographer, linguist, and professor emerita at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Her best known works included the 1970 landmark book Never in Anger: Portrait of an Eskimo Family, based on 18 months of research and field work in Inuit communities on the Arctic coast during the 1960s.

Jean Briggs
Born(1929-05-28)May 28, 1929
Washington, D.C., United States
DiedJuly 27, 2016(2016-07-27) (aged 87)
Education
Occupations
  • Anthropologist
  • ethnographer
  • linguist
  • professor
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