Brenda Seligman
Brenda Seligman · Philosophy & Social Sciences
British anthropologist known for her work on kinship and African ethnography
1883, London, United Kingdom — 1965, London, United Kingdom
United Kingdom · Sudan
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Brenda Seligman was a British anthropologist who collaborated closely with her husband Charles Seligman on ethnographic research in Sudan and on kinship theory. She helped shape the study of kinship systems and was influential in British social anthropology at institutions including the London School of Economics. Born Brenda Salaman, she came from a prominent Anglo-Jewish family.
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British anthropologist known for her work on kinship and African ethnography
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