Lévi-Strauss, co-father of structuralism

From Tristes Tropiques (1955) to The Savage Mind (1962) to Mythologies (1964-1971), Claude Levi-Strauss (1908-2009) influenced literary culture almost as much as his own discipline.

Links:

Biography page from the Academie Française (www.academie-française.fr).

Richard Lacayo, "Claude Lévi-Strauss," Time (November 16, 2009).

Roger-Pol Droit, "L'ethnologue Claude Lévi-Strauss est mort," Le Monde (November 3, 2009).