Per Hage

Per Hage is an Australian anthropologist known for his work on structural analysis, particularly in the areas of kinship and social networks. Hage, often collaborating with Frank Harary, applied graph theory and mathematical models to understand social structures and cultural patterns. Their work sought to identify underlying principles governing social relations and cultural systems, moving beyond descriptive accounts to explore the formal properties of these systems. Hage's research has contributed significantly to the field of anthropological theory, offering a rigorous and analytical approach to the study of social organization. He is recognized for his contributions to the formal modeling of cultural domains and his pioneering use of network analysis within anthropology. His work provided tools for analyzing complex social relationships and structures.