Quote of the day
Bring me men to match my mountains,
Bring me men to match my plains,
Men with empires in their purpose,
And new eras in their brains.
Marvin Harris

Born: August 18, 1927
Died: October 25, 2001 (aged 74)
Bio: Marvin Harris was an American anthropologist. He was born in Brooklyn, New York City. A prolific writer, he was highly influential in the development of cultural materialism.
Known for:
- Cannibals and Kings (1977)
- Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches (1974)
- Good to Eat (1985)
- The rise of anthropological theory (1968)
- Why nothing works (1987)