Frank Bessac

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Frank Bessac

Anthropology

#790

World Rank

#1070

Historical Rank

#410

USA Rank

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Frank Bessac's Degrees

• PhD Anthropology Columbia University
• Masters Anthropology Columbia University
• Bachelors Anthropology Columbia University

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Why Is Frank Bessac Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Francis Bagnall Bessac was an American anthropologist who spent much of his life teaching the subject at the University of Montana, where he was appointed to the faculty in 1965. During the years toward the end of and immediately following World War II, Bessac served with the Office of Strategic Services and the US State Department in Western China and Mongolia. During their escape from Communist Chinese forces to Tibet in 1950, Bessac was part of a group mistakenly attacked by Tibetan forces in which Central Intelligence Agency spy Douglas Mackiernan was killed, making Mackiernan the CIA's first agent killed in action.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Frank Bessac?

Frank Bessac is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of California, Berkeley
• University of Texas at Austin
• University of the Pacific
• University of Montana
• University of Wisconsin–Madison
• Cornell University
• Columbia University
• Lawrence University