Edward H. Spicer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Edward H. Spicer

American anthropologist

Date of Birth: 29-Nov-1906

Place of Birth: Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 05-Apr-1983

Profession: anthropologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Edward Holland "Ned" Spicer was an American Anthropologist who combined the four-field approach outlined by Franz Boas and trained in structural-function approach of Radcliffe-Brown and the University of Chicago.
He joined the anthropology faculty at the University of Arizona in 1946 and retired from teaching in 1976.
Spicer contributed to all four field of anthropology through his study of the American Indians, the Southwest, and the clash of cultures so clearly defined in his award-winning book, Cycles of Conquest.
Spicer combined the elements of historical, structural, and functional analysis to address the question of socio-cultural change.
He was a teacher, researcher, editor, and practitioner, who applied his perspective to address the problems confronting the peoples he worked with.
As a teacher, he pointed out the problem to his students and guided them to seek out their own solutions.
In this regard, Spicer was a coach who trained generations of students and others to employ the anthropological perspective.