Robert Hertz
Robert Hertz · Philosophy & Social Sciences
French sociologist and anthropologist known for studies of death and the symbolism of the right hand
1881, Saint-Cloud, France — 1915, Marchéville, France
France · United Kingdom
Robert Hertz is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — French sociologist and anthropologist known for studies of death and the symbolism of the right hand
A brilliant student of Durkheim, Hertz produced pioneering studies on the collective representation of death and on the symbolic pre-eminence of the right hand, foundational texts in the anthropology of the body and symbolism. He was killed in action in World War I at age 33. He came from a French Jewish family.
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French sociologist and anthropologist known for studies of death and the symbolism of the right hand
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Anthropology
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