Ann Chowning

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Ann Chowning

Anthropology

#475

World Rank

#669

Historical Rank

#265

USA Rank

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• Anthropology

Why Is Ann Chowning Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Martha Ann Chowning was an anthropologist, ethnographer, archaeologist and linguist known for her work on the peoples, languages, cultures and histories of Oceania. Biography Born and raised in Arkansas, Chowning studied Spanish at Bryn Mawr College and anthropology at Barnard College, Columbia, before beginning her PhD in anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania in 1952. There she was taught by Ward Goodenough, who engaged her in a project on the Lakalai people of Papua New Guinea. After finishing her PhD in 1957, Chowning subsequently revisited the Lakalai many times between the 1960s and 1990s, and carried out comparative fieldwork on Molima, Sengseng, and Kove.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Ann Chowning?

Ann Chowning is affiliated with the following schools:

• Australian National University
• University of Pennsylvania
• University of Papua New Guinea
• Bryn Mawr College
• Victoria University of Wellington
• Barnard College