Daniel Moerman
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Daniel Ellis Moerman (July 21, 1941 – January 9, 2026) was an American medical anthropologist and ethnobotanist, and an emeritus professor of anthropology at the University of Michigan-Dearborn.[1] He is known for his work relating to Native American ethnobotany and the placebo effect.
Education and career
Moerman was born in Paterson, New Jersey.[2] He received his AB, MA and PhD degrees in anthropology from the University of Michigan in 1963, 1965, and 1974, respectively.[3] He became a professor of anthropology at the University of Michigan-Dearborn in 1984, and was appointed the William E. Stirton Professor of Anthropology at the university in 1994.[3]
Research
Moerman spent over 25 years developing a catalogue of over 4,000 plants used by Native Americans for medicinal purposes.[4][5] He has also published studies on the placebo effect, one of which found that more people with stomach ulcers were healed when taking four placebos per day than when taking two.[6]
Death
Moerman died on January 9, 2026, at the age of 84.[7]
Awards and honors
In 1991, Moerman became the first faculty member at the University of Michigan's Dearborn campus to receive the university's Distinguished Faculty Governance Award.[8]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Daniel Moerman". University of Michigan Dearborn. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Moerman, Daniel E. 1941–". Contemporary Authors. 1 January 2007. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."BRIT - Native American Ethnobotany Database". naeb.brit.org. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Evans, Dylan (2004). Placebo: Mind Over Matter in Modern Medicine. Oxford University Press. p. 35. ISBN 978-0-19-522054-4.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rosoff, Stephen (September–October 1989). "UM-Dearborn Professor Daniel Moerman wins University's Governance Award". Michigan Alumnus: 14.
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