Dina Dreyfus

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Dina Dreyfus (born February 1, 1911 in Milan , † February 25, 1999 in Paris ) was a French philosopher , ethnologist , anthropologist and family sociologist .

At the age of 13 she came to Paris with her family, where she enjoyed a classical education. After graduating from the Baccalauréat , she studied philosophy and anthropology at the Sorbonne . In 1932 she married Claude Lévi-Strauss , a childhood friend of her brother Pierre Dreyfus , and traveled with him to Brazil in 1935, where she gave a much-attended ethnology course at the newly founded University of São Paulo as part of a Franco-Brazilian cultural mission and studied the work Tristes Tropiques (“ Sad tropics ”) of her husband was significantly involved. With Mário de Andrade she founded the first Ethnological Society in Brazil . She separated from her husband in 1939 and finally divorced in 1945. Between 1935 and 1939 Dina and Claude undertook several ethnographic research trips to the Mato Grosso and the Amazon region. When the couple visits the Kadiweu people and researches everyday life, ceremonies and body painting, five films are made. The exchanged collection items were shared between Brazil and France. The first exhibition in the Musée de l'Homme in Paris was entitled “Expédition Dina et Claude Lévi-Strauss” . Later, Dina's contribution was almost completely forgotten, to which Claude, who subsequently married twice, actively contributed. In his travel report "Tristes Tropiques" he mentioned his wife, colleague and travel companion in just one place.

She taught Assia Djebar and Danièle Sallenave , among others .

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  1. ↑ Welt online: Lévi-Strauss expelled his wife from the jungle , January 26, 2015, accessed on March 16, 2017
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SURNAME Dreyfus, Dina
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lévi-Strauss, Dina
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French philosopher and ethnologist
DATE OF BIRTH February 1, 1911
PLACE OF BIRTH Milan
DATE OF DEATH February 25, 1999
Place of death Paris