Nina Etkin, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Nina Etkin

American anthropologist

Date of Birth: 13-Jun-1948

Date of Death: 26-Jan-2009

Profession: botanist, anthropologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Nina Lilian Etkin (June 13, 1948 – January 26, 2009) was an anthropologist and biologist.
Dr.
Etkin was noted for her work in medical anthropology, ethnobiology, and ethnopharmacology.
She studied the relation between food and health for over thirty years.
Her work involved complementary and alternative medicines for prevention and treatment in Hawai‘i; the use of ethnomedicines in Indonesia; and health issues in Nigeria.
She won numerous grants and awards from national and international agencies and published several books as well as over 80 professional articles in peer reviewed journals.