Dennis Ernest Tedlock (June 19, 1939 – June 3, 2016)[1] was the McNulty Professor of English and Research Professor of Anthropology at the State University of New York at Buffalo.[2][3]
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Born | (1939-06-19)June 19, 1939 |
Died | June 3, 2016(2016-06-03) (aged 76) |
Occupation | Professor |
Education | Tulane University |
Notable awards | American Anthropological Association President's Award |
Spouse | Barbara Tedlock |
He received his Ph.D. in 1968 from Tulane University.[3] In 1986, he won the PEN Translation Prize for his book Popul Vuh: The Mayan Book of the Dawn of Life,[4] and in 1997 was the joint recipient of the American Anthropological Association President's Award, along with his wife, Barbara Tedlock.[5]
He was a proponent of dialogical anthropology.
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