Katherine Ann Dettwyler

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Date Of Birth	Feb 3, 1955(1955-02-03)
Age	69
Country	United States
Horoscope	Aquarius

Katherine Ann Dettwyler Biography

Katherine Ann Dettwyler is one of the most popular and richest American anthropologist who was born on February 3, 1955 in Mclullen Air Force Base, McClellan ParkCalifornia, United States. As of June 1, 2023, Katherine Ann Dettwyler has a net worth approximately $5 Million. In June 2017, Dettwyler’s comments on the case of Otto Warmbier attracted media attention. Warmbier was an American college student visiting North Korea who was arrested for allegedly stealing a propaganda poster in a staff-only area of his hotel. He was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor, but was released and returned to the United States almost a year and a half later. He was returned in a comatose state and died shortly after his repatriation.

Katherine Ann Dettwyler was born on February 3, 1955. She earned her BS in Anthropology from the University of California, Davis, in 1977, her MA from Indiana University Bloomington in 1981, and her Ph.D. in Anthropology also from IU Bloomington in 1985.

Through the 1990s she was a nutritional anthropologist/consultant to a number of organizations providing nutrition education in Mali, while performing field research there. She taught part-time as an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Delaware, and continued to write and speak at conferences and universities.

Kathy Dettwyler is married to Steven Dettwyler, Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology, and the mother of three children. In 1999, she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

Katherine Ann Dettwyler Net Worth

Katherine Ann Dettwyler is one of the richest American anthropologist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Katherine Ann Dettwyler 's net worth $5 Million.

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Ranked on the list of most popular American anthropologist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Katherine Ann Dettwyler celebrates birthday on February 3 of every year.

How many children does dettwyler have?

Personal life. Kathy Dettwyler is married to Steven Dettwyler, Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology, and the mother of three children.

In what West African country did Katherine dettwyler do her research?

In her intensive ethnographic study of Magnambougou, Mali , “Dancing Skeletons: Life and Death in West Africa,” however, Dr. Katherine Dettwyler suggests that rather than poverty, a lack of education surrounding nutrition is the main root of malnutrition in infants and young children.

Where does dancing skeletons take place?

In her book “Dancing Skeletons: Life and Death in West Africa”, Katherine A. Dettwyler, a practicing anthropologist, describes the culture of Mali in West Africa. The book is focused upon various problems of the native Africans’ life; the author speaks about the issues of health and female genital mutilation.

What does traditional social organization of the Bambara in Mali look

like?

The Bambara are to a great extent intermingled with other tribes, and there is no centralized organization. Each small district, made up of a number of villages, is under a dominant family that provides a chief, or fama. The fama has considerable powers but must defer to a council of elders.

How do you say hello in Bambara?

PhraseBamanankan (Bambara)
Hello (General greeting)| I ni ce (sg) Aw ni ce (pl)
Hello (on phone)|