Henny Harald Hansen
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Born
8 April 1900
Henny Plenge
8 April 1900
Died12 October 1993 (aged 93)
Occupationsanthropologist, ethnographer
Knownforstudying Kurds, and in particular Kurdish women
Henny Harald Hansen | |
|---|---|
| Born | Henny Plenge 8 April 1900 |
| Died | 12 October 1993 (aged 93) |
| Occupations | anthropologist, ethnographer |
| Known for | studying Kurds, and in particular Kurdish women |
| Notable work | Daughters of Allah: Among Muslim Women in Kurdistan, Kurdish Women's Lives: Field Research in a Muslim Society |
Henny Harald Hansen (née Plenge; 8 April 1900 in Copenhagen – 12 October 1993) was a Danish anthropologist and ethnographer, best remembered for her publications Daughters of Allah: Among Muslim Women in Kurdistan (1958) and Kurdish Women's Lives: Field Research in a Muslim Society (1961), studying Kurds, and in particular Kurdish women.[1][2][3][4]
