Mercedes Doretti Explained
Mercedes Doretti |
Birth Place: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Fields: | forensic anthropologist |
Alma Mater: | National University of Buenos Aires |
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Known For: | finding evidence of crimes against humanity |
Awards: | MacArthur Fellows Program |
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Mercedes Doretti (born 1959) is an Argentine forensic anthropologist based in New York City.[1] [2] She is known for finding evidence of crimes against humanity.[3] She was awarded a MacArthur "Genius Grant" prize in 2007.
Life
Her mother is Magdalena Ruiz Guinazu,[4] a radio journalist.[5]
She helped found the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team.[6] [7] In 1992, she opened the team's New York office and expanded her work globally.[8]
She has lectured at University of California, Berkeley,[9] Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Columbia University, State University of New York at Purchase, New School for Social Research, Rutgers University, Amnesty International, The Carter Center, and the World Archaeological Congress.[10]
In 2016, Doretti was named to the BBC's annual list of 100 Women.[11]
Awards
Works
- Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=qBOmzayNriwC&q=Mercedes+Doretti&pg=PT57 . Mercedes Doretti . Jennifer Burrell . Gray Spaces and Endless Negotiations. Anthropology put to work. Les W. Field . Richard Gabriel Fox. Berg Publishers. 2007. 978-1-84520-601-7 .
- Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=uttjgF2D4GYC&q=Mercedes+Doretti&pg=PT68. Commingled Remains and Human Rights Investigations . Recovery, Analysis, and Identification of Commingled Human Remains. Bradley J. Adams . John E. Byrd. Springer. 2008. 978-1-58829-769-3 .
Film
- Following Antigone: Forensic Anthropology and Human Rights Investigations (EAAF Witness production 2002). Co-producer
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Contact Us. Eaaf.typepad.com. 2015-04-05.
- News: MacArthur Foundation Gives Out 'Genius Awards'. Felicia R. lee. September 25, 2007. The New York Times. 2015-04-05.
- https://www.macfound.org/fellows/820/ Mercedes Doretti
- Web site: Magdalena Ruiz Guinazu > IWMF . www.iwmf.org . 2 February 2022 . https://archive.today/20110809111033/http://www.iwmf.org/article.aspx?id=637&c=lawinner . 9 August 2011 .
- News: IDENTIFYING ARGENTINA'S DISAPPEARED. Stephen G. Michaud. December 27, 1987. The New York Times. 2015-04-05.
- Web site: Awards . Eaaf.typepad.com . 2015-04-05.
- http://www.reebok.com/Static/global/initiatives/rights/awards/recipients/doretti_fondebrider.html
- News: Forensic Anthropologist Uses DNA to Solve Real-Life Murder Mysteries in Latin America. Borrell. Brendan. Scientific American. 2016-12-08.
- Web site: Center for Latin American Studies, UC Berkeley . December 22, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100722212007/http://clas.berkeley.edu/Events/fall2000/11-17-00-snow/index.html . July 22, 2010 .
- http://www.archaeologychannel.org/content/audio/dorettiint.html
- News: BBC 100 Women 2016: Who is on the list?. 2016-11-21. BBC News. en-GB. 2016-12-08.
- Web site: LAVERNE COX, DIANE VON FURSTENBERG, DERAY MCKESSON NAMED HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENTS BY THE NEW SCHOOL . 2016-03-31 .