Evon Zartman Vogt, Jr. (August 18, 1918 – May 13, 2004) was an American cultural anthropologist best known for his work among the Tzotzil Mayas of Chiapas, Mexico.
He was a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1960),[2] a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1979),[3] a member of the American Philosophical Society (1999),[4] and a recipient of the Order of the Aztec Eagle, the highest honor awarded to foreigners by the Mexican government.
After spending the years of World War II in the Navy, Vogt returned to the University of Chicago to pursue graduate studies.
Vogt initially joined the faculty at Harvard University as an instructor in the Department of Social Relations.
He was later promoted to professor, and would spend the entirety of his career at Harvard, serving in time as Chairman of the Department of Anthropology, Co-Master of Kirkland House (with his wife Catherine C. Vogt), and Chairman of the Center for Latin American Studies.