Richard Newbold Adams (August 4, 1924 – September 11, 2018) was an American anthropologist. His parents were

Randolph Greenfield Adams Randolph Greenfield Adams (November 7, 1892 – January 4, 1951)"Randolph Greenfield Adams." ''Dictionary of American Biography''. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1977. ''Biography In Context'', September 13, 2013. was an American librari ...

and Helen Spiller Adams. He grew up in

Ann Arbor, Michigan Ann Arbor is a city in Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States, and its county seat. The 2020 United States census, 2020 census recorded its population to be 123,851, making it the List of municipalities in Michigan, fifth-most populous cit ...

. Adams served in the United States military during World War II, then pursued postsecondary education, obtaining a bachelor's degree from the

University of Michigan The University of Michigan (U-M, U of M, or Michigan) is a public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Mi ...

in 1947, followed by a master's and doctoral degree at

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in 1949 and 1951, respectively. He worked in Peru and Guatemala before teaching at

Michigan State University Michigan State University (Michigan State or MSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan, United States. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State o ...

starting in 1956. Adams joined the

University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public university, public research university in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 1883, it is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. With 53,082 stud ...

faculty in 1961. He received a

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in 1973, and was named the Rapoport Centennial Professor of Liberal Arts prior to his retirement in 1990. Adams married Betty Hannstein in 1951, with whom he had three children. The couple moved to Guatemala in retirement. Adams died in

Panajachel Panajachel (, Pana) is a town in the southwestern part of the Guatemalan Highlands, less than from Guatemala City, in the Departments of Guatemala, department of Sololá (department), Sololá. It serves as the administrative centre for the surro ...

on September 11, 2018, aged 94.

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