W lloyd warner biography

William Lloyd Warner (October 26, 1898 – May 23, 1970) was an anthropologist and sociologist noted for applying the techniques of British functionalism to understanding American culture.

Background

William Lloyd Warner was born in Redlands, California, into the family of William Taylor and Clara Belle Carter, middle-class farmers.

Warner attended San Bernardino High School, after which he joined the army in 1917. He contracted tuberculosis in 1918 and was released from the service. In 1918, he married Billy Overfield, but the marriage lasted only briefly.

Warner enrolled in the University of California, Berkeley, where he studied English and became associated with the Socialist Party.

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In 1921, he transferred to New York to pursue a career in acting. The plan did not work well, and Warner returned to Berkeley to complete his studies in English.

At Berkeley, he met Robert H. Lowie, a professor of anthropology, who encouraged him to turn to anthropology.