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William A. Lessa (1908–1997)

Author of Reader in Comparative Religion: An Anthropological Approach

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Lessa, William Armand
Birthdate
1908-03-03
Date of death
1997-10-14
Gender
male
Education
University of Chicago (PhD|social anthropology)
Harvard University
Occupations
anthropologist
Birthplace
Newark, New Jersey, USA
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New Jersey, USA

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