About Fredrik Barth
Thomas Fredrik Weybye Barth (22 December 1928 – 24 January 2016) was a Norwegian social anthropologist who published several ethnographic books with a clear formalist view. He was a professor in the Department of Anthropology at Boston University, and previously held professorships at the University of Oslo, the University of Bergen (where he founded the Department of Social Anthropology), Emory University and Harvard University. He was appointed a government scholar in 1985. Fredrik Barth developed an interest in evolution and human origins. Their uncle was Edvard Kaurin Barth, a professor of zoology. After receiving his MA, Barth returned to Norway, keeping a connection to Chicago faculty.
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