Aubourg, Michel (1921-)

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Aubourg, Michel (1921-)

A professor of anthropology and government official in Haiti. Aubourg was born April 1, 1921, at Les Cayes, Haiti, and studied at the University of Haiti (Bachelier ès lettres, diplôme de la Faculté d'Ethnologie) and at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. He authored several books on Haitian folklore and articles on divination in voudou.

Sources:

Aubourg, Michel. Haiti prehistorique. Port-au-Prince, Haiti: Editiones Panorama, n.d. [1966?].

. Le Mouvement folklorique en Haiti. Port-au-Prince, Haiti: Imprimerie de l'Etat, 1952.

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