Sally Falk Moore facts for kids

Sally Falk Moore (January 18, 1924 – May 2, 2021) was a smart and important American anthropologist and a retired professor at Harvard University. She was known for studying how laws and rules work in different cultures. She did a lot of her research in Tanzania, a country in East Africa.

Sally Falk Moore first trained to be a lawyer at Columbia Law School. After working for a while, she became a lawyer for the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany. Here, she helped with important trials after World War II.

Later, she returned to the United States and earned her advanced degree (a PhD) in anthropology from Columbia University in 1957. Anthropology is the study of human societies and cultures.

Sally Moore's Teaching Career

Sally Moore taught at several famous universities during her career. She was a professor at the University of Southern California from 1963 to 1977. She also taught at the University of California at Los Angeles from 1977 to 1981, and at Yale University from 1975 to 1976.

In 1981, she joined the faculty at Harvard University. From 1985 to 1989, she held a very important leadership role as the dean of the Graduate School at Harvard. This meant she helped oversee many advanced study programs. In 2010, she became a special professor at Harvard Law School, teaching about laws that apply between different countries.

Awards and Honors

Sally Falk Moore received many awards and honors for her important work. These awards show how much her studies helped people understand laws and cultures better.

• Ansley Prize, Columbia University 1957
• Mogan Lectures, University of Rochester, 1981
• Barnard College, Medal of Distinction 1987
• Guggenheim Fellowship, 1995–1996
• Huxley Memorial Medalist and Lecturer for 1999, given by the Royal Anthropological Institute in London. She was only the second woman to receive this special honor.
• Harry J. Kalven, Jr. Prize, 2005
• Elected a member of the American Philosophical Society in 2005

Notable Students

Sally Falk Moore also taught many students who went on to do great things. One of her notable students was Craig Calhoun. He later became the director of the London School of Economics and Political Science in September 2012.

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