Dale F. Eickelman

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Dale F. Eickelman
Born (1942-12-15) December 15, 1942 (age 80)
NationalityAmerican
Education Dartmouth College (AB)
McGill University (MA)
University of Chicago (PhD)
Occupation(s)Anthropologist, professor

Dale F. Eickelman (born December 15, 1942) is an American anthropologist with an expertise on the Middle East. He is the Ralph and Richard Lazarus Professor of Anthropology and Human Relations at Dartmouth College.

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Biography

Eickelman was born on December 15, 1942, in Evergreen Park. Currently, he is the Ralph and Richard Lazarus Professor of Anthropology and Human Relations Emeritus at Dartmouth College. Eickelman studied anthropology and Islamic studies and he earned his bachelor's degree from Dartmouth, going on to earn his master's degree from McGill University in Montreal. Eickelman received his Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Chicago. [1] Eickelman is a former president of the Middle East Studies Association of North America and is a fellow of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. Between 2000 and 2001 [2] and 2009–2010, [3] he was a fellow of the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin. [4] Eickelman currently serves as senior advisor to Kuwait's liberal arts university, the American University of Kuwait. In 2009, Dale Eickelman was named a Carnegie Scholar for a two-year period, and in 2011 he received the Distinguished Scholar Award from the Middle East Section of the American Anthropological Association. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Dale F. Eickelman | Faculty Directory". home.dartmouth.edu.
  2. "Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin: Dale F. Eickelman, Ph.D."
  3. "Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin: Dale F. Eickelman, Ph.D."
  4. "Fellowfinder". Fellowfinder.
  5. Custers, Martin H. (2016). Al-Ibāḍiyya: A Bibliography. 3 (Second revised and enlarged ed.). Hildesheim-London-N.Y.: Olms Publishing. pp. 217-219.