Peter Gow (anthropologist)

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Peter Gow
Born	1958 Scotland
Education	PhD, Social Anthropology from Manchester University,
Occupation	Anthropologist
Employer(s)	Lecturer at London School of Economics and the University of St Andrews
Known for	Social Anthropology

Peter G Gow (1958 – 18 May 2021) was a social anthropologist, renowned for his work in Amazonia. He was a Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of St Andrews and has previously taught at the London School of Economics.

Life

Pete Gow was born in Scotland to James and Helen Gow in 1958. He died on 18 May 2021.^{[citation needed]}

Works

• An Amazonian Myth and its History (2001)
• Of Mixed Blood - Kinship and History in Peruvian Amazonia (1991)

Universities

• Manchester University
• London School of Economics
• University of St Andrews

Notes

External links

• http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/anthropology/dept/staff/?staffid=140