Early Life and Education: Born in Brussels, Belgium in 1908 to French parents, Claude Levi-Strauss

What did Claude Levi-Strauss study?

Claude Lévi-Strauss is an anthropologist best known for his development of structural anthropology. He was born in Brussels and studied law and philosophy at the Sorbonne in Paris. He did not pursue his study of law, but agrégated in philosophy in 1931.

Who is known as the father of modern anthropology?

Claude Lévi-Strauss, 100, Father of Modern Anthropology, Dies – The New York Times.