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PRINCETON, N.J., October 31, 2006 -- Clifford Geertz, an eminent
scholar in the field of cultural anthropology known for his extensive
research in Indonesia and Morocco, died at the age of 80 early
yesterday morning of complications following heart surgery at the
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Geertz was Professor
Emeritus in the School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced
Study, where he has served on the Faculty since 1970. Dr. Geertz's
appointment thirty-six years ago was significant not only for the
distinguished leadership it would bring to the Institute, but also
because it marked the initiation of the School of Social Science,
which in 1973 formally became the fourth School at the Institute.

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Dr. Geertz is survived by his wife, Dr. Karen Blu, an anthropologist
retired from the Department of Anthropology at New York University;
his children, Erika Reading of Princeton, NJ, and Benjamin Geertz of
Kirkland, WA; and his grandchildren, Andrea and Elena Martinez of
Princeton, NJ. He is also survived by his former wife, Dr. Hildred
Geertz, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Anthropology at
Princeton University.

A Memorial will be held at the Institute for Advanced Study. Details
will be announced at a future date.