Takie Lebra

Takie Sugiyama Lebra (February 6, 1930 – May 26, 2017) was a Japanese anthropologist and professor. Her “contributions to the anthropology of Japan are regarded as foundational”. She was born in a rural village in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. She attended primary school in Japan, graduating from Tsuda College in Tokyo in 1951. She graduated from Gakushuin University in Tokyo with a BA in Political Science in 1954 and then completed her studies at the University of Pittsburgh, receiving an MA in Political Science in 1960 and a PhD in Sociology (also from the University of Pittsburgh) in 1967.

Takie Lebra

Takie Sugiyama Lebra (February 6, 1930 – May 26, 2017) was a Japanese anthropologist and professor. Her “contributions to the anthropology of Japan are regarded as foundational”. She was born in a rural village in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. She attended primary school in Japan, graduating from Tsuda College in Tokyo in 1951. She graduated from Gakushuin University in Tokyo with a BA in Political Science in 1954 and then completed her studies at the University of Pittsburgh, receiving an MA in Political Science in 1960 and a PhD in Sociology (also from the University of Pittsburgh) in 1967.