Daniel P. Biebuyck: 1925–2019

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October 01 2020 Daniel P. Biebuyck: 1925–2019 Allen F. Roberts Allen F. Roberts Allen F. Roberts is Distinguished Professor of World Arts and Cultures at UCLA and a member of the African Arts editorial board. aroberts@arts.ucla.edu Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Author and Article Information Allen F. Roberts Allen F. Roberts is Distinguished Professor of World Arts and Cultures at UCLA and a member of the African Arts editorial board. aroberts@arts.ucla.edu Online Issn: 1937-2108 Print Issn: 0001-9933 © 2020 by the Regents of the University of California.2020The Regents of the University of California African Arts (2020) 53 (4): 15–16. https://doi.org/10.1162/afar_a_00547 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Search Site Citation Allen F. Roberts; Daniel P. Biebuyck: 1925–2019. African Arts 2020; 53 (4): 15–16. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/afar_a_00547 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentAll JournalsAfrican Arts Search Advanced Search Daniel P. Biebuyck died on December 31, 2019, aged 94. First trained in philology and law at the University of Ghent, Dr. Biebuyck took advanced degrees in cultural anthropology at the London School of Economics. Working for the Belgian Institute for Scientific Research in Central Africa from 1949 to 1961, he undertook detailed ethnographic studies in east-central Belgian Congo among Lega, Nyanga, Bembe, and related peoples. He wrote monographs and scholarly articles from these experiences, and through shorter IRSAC projects, he visited more than fifty other Congolese ethnic groups, contributing to wide-ranging overviews such as Congo Tribes and Parties (1961) that he coauthored with Mary Douglas. Through a position at the University of Delaware in 1961, Dr. Biebuyck helped found the Department of Anthropology. After teaching anthropology at UCLA from 1964 to... © 2020 by the Regents of the University of California.2020The Regents of the University of California You do not currently have access to this content.