Robert Sussman

Robert Wald Sussman (July 4, 1941 – June 8, 2016) was an American anthropologist and professor at Washington University in St. Louis. He was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Biography

Sussman was born in Brooklyn in 1941.[1] He earned undergraduate and master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and he completed a Ph.D. in anthropology at Duke University in 1972. The next year, he became a member of the faculty at WUSTL.[2] In the 1990s, he was editor-in-chief of the journal American Anthropologist.[3] Sussman was named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2000.[4]

In 2015, Sussman wrote The Myth of Race: The Troubling Persistence of an Unscientific Idea. In this book, he described race as a social construct rather than an entity based on science.[5] After suffering a stroke, Sussman died on June 8, 2016.[4]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.lifeposts.com/p/milestone/511/robert-sussman-memorial/lifestory/
  2. ↑ Everding, Gerry (June 9, 2016). "Obituary: Robert Sussman, professor of anthropology, 74". Washington University in St. Louis. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  3. ↑ Alland, Alexander (2002). Race in Mind: Race, IQ, and Other Racisms. Macmillan. p. 168. ISBN 9780312238384. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Robert Sussman, AAAS Section H (Anthropology) retiring chair, dies at 74". American Association for the Advancement of Science. June 10, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  5. ↑ Smith, Erica (March 2, 2015). "Wash U. anthropologist: Race doesn't really exist". St. Louis Public Radio. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
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