Reo Fortune

Reo Franklin Fortune (1903–1979) was a New Zealand social anthropologist, lecturer in social anthropology at the Cambridge University, specialist in Melanesian language and culture. [cite web|url=http://connection.ebscohost.com/content/article/1016776263.html|title=EBSCOhost Connection: `Being Honest to my Science': Reo Fortune and J.H.P. Murray, 1927-30(n1).|publisher=connection.ebscohost.com|accessdate=2008-04-19|last=|first=] He originally trained as a psychologist. He was married to Margaret Mead, with whom he undertook field studies in New Guinea, from 1928 to 1935. [cite book |title=The Chosen Primate: Human Nature and Cultural Diversity |last=Adam |first=Kuper |year=1994 |publisher=Harvard University Press |isbn=0674128265 |pages=pp. 186-189 |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=OwhCKy-EYCUC&pg=PA187&dq=%22Reo+Fortune%22+-inauthor:fortune+-inauthor:mead&num=100&client=firefox-a&sig=wiwOPdrf0iFzvKsgg_yf_Ry-r1Q#PPA186,M1 ] He is also known for his contribution to mathematics with Fortunate number theory. [cite web |url=http://primes.utm.edu/glossary/page.php?sort=FortunateNumber |title=Fortunate number |accessdate=2008-04-19 |work=The Prime Glossary ]

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"Reo FORTUNE (1903-1979)", "Canberra Anthropology" 3:105-108.