Alan MacFarlane
Alan Macfarlane was born in Shillong, Assam, India in December 1941, son of a tea-planter, and educated at the Dragon School, Oxford, Sedbergh School Yorkshire. He became a Senior Research Fellow at King's College, Cambridge in 1971 and a Lecturer, then Reader, then Professor of Anthropology at Cambridge. He became a Fellow of the British Academy in 1986 and is currently Emeritus Professor of Anthropological Science and Life Fellow of King's College.
Alan Macfarlane was born in Shillong, Assam, India in December 1941, son of a tea-planter, and educated at the Dragon School, Oxford, Sedbergh School Yorkshire. He became a Senior Research Fellow at King's College, Cambridge in 1971 and a Lecturer, then Reader, then Professor of Anthropology at Cambridge. He became a Fellow of the British Academy in 1986 and is currently Emeritus Professor of Anthropological Science and Life Fellow of King's College. See less