Claude Levi-Strauss, widely considered father of modern anthropology

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By ANGELA DOLAND

The Associated Press

PARIS — French intellectual Claude Levi-Strauss, widely considered the father of modern anthropology for work that included theories about commonalities between tribal and industrial societies, has died. He was 100.

He is regarded as having reshaped the field of anthropology, introducing structuralism — concepts about common patterns of behavior and thought, especially myths, in a wide range of human societies.

Mr. Levi-Strauss’ works include Tristes Tropiques (1955) and The Savage Mind (1963).

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