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- Birth nameGustave Claude Lévi
- Claude Lévi-Strauss was born on November 28, 1908 in Brussels, Belgium. He was a writer and actor, known for Film socialisme (2010), Somewhere, Someone (1972) and Horizon (1964). He was married to Monique Roman, Dina Dreyfus and Rose-Marie Ullmo. He died on October 30, 2009 in Paris, France.
- SpousesMonique Roman(1954 - October 30, 2009) (his death, 1 child)Dina Dreyfus(1932 - 1945) (divorced)Rose-Marie Ullmo(? - 1946) (divorced, 1 child)
- ParentsEmma LévyRaymond Lévi
- RelativesHenry Caro-Delvaille(Aunt or Uncle)Isaac Strauss(Great Grandparent)
- He earned degrees in law and philosophy at the University of Paris. He became a high-school teacher; his fellow faculty members included Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir. Later, he was a sociology professor in Brazil.
- Philosopher and anthropologist.
- On the eve of WWII, he was drafted into the French army, as a liaison with the British army.
- He grew up in France. His father was a portrait painter; his grandfather was a rabbi.
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