Becker, Ernest

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BIOGHIST REQUIRED Ernest Becker was born in Springfield, MA in 1924. He served in World War II and shortly afterwards, attended Syracuse University in New York. In his early 30s, he pursued a graduate degree in cultural anthropology at his alma mater. He received his Ph.D. in 1960, and soon after, became a professor at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, BC, Canada. His main interest was in philosophical anthropology-relating to the interdisciplinary and cross-cultural approach to the study of human beings.

BIOGHIST REQUIRED Becker was the author of several books. His topics included the science of man, mental illness, and the fear of death, Two months after his passing, he won the Pulitzer Prize for non-fiction for his book, The Denial of Death.

BIOGHIST REQUIRED He was married to Marie H. Becker. In late 1972, he was diagnosed with colon cancer and died in March 1974 at the age of 49.

From the guide to the Ernest Becker papers, 1952-1977, [Bulk Dates: 1962-1974], (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library)

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Birth 1924-09-27

Death 1974-03-06

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