John Victor Murra

John Victor Murra
Murra's ID photo c. 1937–1939
Born
Isak Lipschitz

(1916-08-24)August 24, 1916
Odesa, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedOctober 16, 2006(2006-10-16) (aged 90)
Ithaca, New York, U.S.
SpouseVirginia
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Chicago
Academic work
DisciplineAnthropologist
Sub-disciplineInca Empire researcher
Military career
Allegiance Spanish Republic
Branch International Brigades
Service years1937–1939
RankCorporal
UnitThe "Abraham Lincoln" XV International Brigade
Conflicts

John Victor Murra (August 24, 1916 – October 16, 2006) was a Ukrainian-born Jewish American professor of anthropology and a researcher of the Inca Empire.

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