Stephen A. Tyler
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Stephen A. Tyler | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1932 Hartford, IA |
| Died | April 2, 2020 [1] Houston, TX |
| Spouse | Martha G. Tyler |
| Children | Allison Elisabeth Tyler |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Anthropology, Linguistics |
| Institutions | Rice University, University of California, Davis, Tulane University |
Stephen A. Tyler (1932–2020) was an American anthropologist and Herbert S. Autrey Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and Linguistics at Rice University.[1] He is known for his works on cultural anthropology.
Tyler was born in Hartford, Iowa in 1932.
An Air Force veteran of the Korean War, Tyler graduated from Simpson College with a bachelor's degree and Stanford University with a master's and Ph.D.[1] He also studied the middle voice. In 1996, Tyler was interviewed by Scott A. Lukas for POMO Magazine. The article was called Beyond Alphabets: An interview with Stephen A. Tyler[2] In this interview, he states he got the inspiration to become an anthropologist from reading Douglas Haring's 1949 textbook, Personal Character and Cultural Milieu, Gregory Bateson's 1958 book, Naven, and Ruth Benedict's 1934 book, Patterns of Culture.
Tyler was married to Martha and had a daughter named Allison.[1]
