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| Ray Birdwhistell (1918 – October 19, 1994) was an American
anthropologist who founded kinesics as a field of inquiry and
research. The term kinesics was originally coined by
Birdwhistell, and he also proposed the term kineme. Dr.
Birdwhistell was born in 1918 and died October 19, 1994. He was
raised and went to school in Ohio. He graduated from Fostoria
High School in 1936, and was very involved by being part of the
history club, debate team, journalism, and school plays.
Birdwhistell attended the Miami University of Ohio,
BA,(sociology) Ohio State University, MA (Anthropology) and
University of Chicago, where he received his Ph.D. in
Anthropology. Afterwards he taught at the University of Toronto
(Ontario), University of Louisville (Kentucky), and the
University at Buffalo (New York) and Temple University
[Philadelphia, (ref. daughter, Jill). From 1944 to 1948 he
worked with G. Gordon