F. Landa Jocano
Filipino anthropologist (1930–2013) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Felipe Landa Jocano (February 5, 1930 – October 27, 2013) was a Filipino anthropologist, educator, and author known for his significant body of work within the field of Philippine Anthropology,[3][4][5] and in particular for documenting and translating the Hinilawod, a Western Visayan folk epic.[3] His eminence within the field of Philippine anthropology was widely recognized during his lifetime,[3] with National Artist F. Sionil Jose[1] dubbing him "the country's first and foremost cultural anthropologist"[3][6]
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Born | Felipe Landa Jocano (1930-02-05)February 5, 1930 |
Died | October 27, 2013(2013-10-27) (aged 83) |
Nationality | Filipino[1] |
Alma mater | Central Philippine University (BA) University of Chicago (MA, Ph.D.) |
Occupation | Anthropologist |
Known for | Significant body of work within the field of Philippine cultural anthropology, widely recognized as "the country's foremost cultural anthropologist"[1] during his lifetime. Proponent of the Core Population Theory of the peopling of Southeast Asia [2] |
Jocano served as Professor Emeritus at the Asian Center of the University of the Philippines and Executive Director of PUNLAD Research House, Inc. and a professor in University of the Philippines. He has authored numerous books on various aspects of Filipino Society and Culture.[7]