Morton Klass (June 24, 1927 – April 28, 2001) was an American anthropologist known for his studies of caste and kinship in India, as well as his work on religion and culture among the Bhojpuri-speaking Indo-Caribbean population.

[1] Klass completed his doctoral degree at Columbia University, where he later taught anthropology for many years.

[3] From 1962 to 1963, he began Indian studies at Columbia University under the direction of Conrad M. Arensberg in West Bengal.

[4] With a sponsorship from the Social Science Research Council, Klass returned to India from 1972 to 1973 for a second period of study.

[5] Klass wrote widely on the anthropology of religion, contributing to understanding of ritual, belief, and religious change.