Napoleon Chagnon | |
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| Born | August 27, 1938 |
| Died | September 21, 2019 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan (B.A., M.A., Ph.D.) |
| Known for | Reproductive theory of violence, ethnography of Yanomamö |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | Yanomamö Warfare, Social Organization and Marriage Alliances (1966) |
| Doctoral advisor | Leslie White |
| Influences | Meyer Fortes, Sewall Wright, E.O. Wilson |
Napoleon Alphonseau Chagnon (/ˈʃæɡnən/ SHAG-nən; August 27, 1938 – September 21, 2019) was an American anthropologist, professor of anthropology at the University of Missouri in Columbia. He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences. Chagnon was known for his long-term ethnographic field work among the Yanomamö.
Chagnon died at the age of 81 on September 21, 2019 in Traverse City, Michigan.