Quote of the day
But man is a Noble Animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave, solemnizing Nativities and Deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting Ceremonies of Bravery, in the infamy of his nature. Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible Sun within us.
Derek Freeman
Born: August 15, 1916
Died: July 6, 2001 (aged 84)
Bio: John Derek Freeman was a New Zealand anthropologist best known for his criticism of Margaret Mead's work on Samoan society, as described in her 1928 ethnography Coming of Age in Samoa.
Known for:
- Report on the Iban of Sarawak (1955)
- Dilthey's Dream (2001)
- Iban agriculture (1955)