Karl ludwig von bertalanffy biography template
Kenneth boulding.
Karl ludwig von bertalanffy biography template
Margaret Mead
Childhood
Margaret Mead (December 16, 1901, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US- November 15, 1978, New York City, US) was an American mathematical psychologist who was born in a household of social scientists with roots in the Midwest.
Education
Most of Margaret's schooling was done at home because of the family's frequent movements from one place to another.
She had a total of six years of formal schooling but most of her knowledge came from her family members.
In 1919, Mead joined the DePauw University, studied there for a year, and then transferred to Barnard College from where she graduated in 1923.
In 1924, she earned her Master of Arts degree from Columbia University.
There she was greatly influenced by anthropologists Franz Boas and Ruth Benedict.
In 1925, Mead went for an expedition to Samoa. She received her Doctor of Philosophy degree from Columbia University in 1929.
Scientific Achievements
In 1925, Margaret Mead journe