Quick Facts

• NAME: Joseph Campbell
• OCCUPATION: Anthropologist, Academic Author, Journalist
• BIRTH DATE: March 26, 1904
• DEATH DATE: October 31, 1987
• EDUCATION: Columbia University, University of Paris, University of Munich
• PLACE OF BIRTH: New York, New York
• PLACE OF DEATH: Honolulu, Hawaii
• Full Name: Joseph John Campbell
• AKA: Joseph Campbell

Best Known For

Joseph Campbell was a professor and author who focused on comparative folklore with books like The Power of Myth and The Hero With a Thousand Faces.