Sophie D. Coe

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Sophie D. Coe


Born
in Pasadena, California, The United States
July 07, 1933

Died
May 25, 1994

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Genre
History, Nonfiction


Sophie Dobzhansky Coe was an anthropologist, food historian and author, primarily known for her work on the history of chocolate.

She graduated in 1955, majoring in anthropology, from Radcliffe College, where she was apparently known for her linguistic prowess (speaking Russian and Portuguese). She continued her postgraduate studies at Harvard and received her PhD in anthropology in 1964.

Sophie Coe made a unique contribution to the field through her study of native New World cooking, writing a number of scholarly essays for Petits Propos Culinaires (PPC). Her research in this area culminated in America's First Cuisines (1994). This work contained a substantial amount of material on chocolate, which Sophie Coe decided to expand upon for her n ...more

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The True History of Chocolate
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America's First Cuisines
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