Richard Dorson

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:awardReceived American Folklore Society's Distinguished Service Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1916-09-12
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:deathDate 1981-09-11
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Bloomington,_Indiana
gptkbp:education gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Indiana_University
gptkbp:fieldOfWork history
folklore studies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Richard Dorson
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Alan_Dundes
gptkbp:knownFor founding the academic study of folklore in the United States
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Folklore_Society
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork American Folklore
Folklore and Fakelore
Man and Beast in American Comic Legend
The British Folklorists
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:historian
folk
gptkbp:positionHeld Director of the Folklore Institute at Indiana University
gptkbp:spouse Sabra Dorson
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Folkloristics
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7