LEVY, Robert I. New York 1.6.1924 — Asolo, Italy 29.8.2003. U.S. Anthropologist with Psychoanalytic background. He was trained as a psychoanalytic psychiatrist and had a private practice in psychiatry for several years, before turning to Anthropology. In 1961 and 1962-42 Fieldwork in Tahiti. From 1969 Professor of Anthropology at University…
LANE, George Sherman. Clio, co. Wayne, Iowa 28.9.1902 — Chapel Hill, NC 18.9.1981. U.S. Linguist, Scholar of Germanic, IE, Celtic and Tocharian. Professor in Chapel Hill. Son of Franklin Gabriel Lane, a farmer, and Clara Jane Stuart. Educated at local school and State University of Iowa (B.A. 1926 in Comparative…
JACOBSON, Nolan Pliny. Hudson, WI 27.3.1909 — Adel, GA 27.12.1987. U.S. Philosopher interested in Buddhism. Son of Jacob Albert J. and Lena Engen. Started in business, but in the end of the 1930s gave it up in order to begin studies at Emory University. During the war served in navy.…