Roger D. Abrahams, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Roger D. Abrahams

folklorist

Date of Birth: 12-Jun-1933

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 21-Jun-2017

Profession: folklorist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Roger David Abrahams (June 12, 1933 – June 20, 2017) was an American folklorist whose work focused on the expressive cultures and cultural histories of the Americas, with a specific emphasis on African American peoples and traditions.
He was the Hum Rosen Professor of Humanities Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania, where he taught in the Department of Folklore and Folklife.
He was the author of a large number of books, among which Everyday Life: A Poetics of Vernacular Practices is a recent title, and was the founding Director of Penn's Center for Folklore and Ethnography, a research and public outreach unit associated with the Department of Folklore and Folklife.