Walter Rochs Goldschmidt (February 24, 1913 – September 1, 2010) was an American anthropologist.
[1][2] Goldschmidt began work at the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, remaining a social science analyst there until 1946, when he joined the University of California, Los Angeles faculty.
[1] Goldschmidt was known for his research into the Hupa and Nomlaki indigenous people living in California, as well as the Tlingit and Haida of Alaska.
[5] Goldschmidt was named an emeritus professor in the 1980s,[2] though he continued academic research and writing well into retirement.
Walter Goldschmidt died at the Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, California, on September 1, 2010.