Chamberlain, Alexander Francis, 1865-1914

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Name (Latin)
Chamberlain, Alexander Francis, 1865-1914
Other forms of name
Chamberlain, A.F. (Alexander Francis), 1865-1914
Chamberlain, Alexander F. (Alexander Francis), 1865-1914
Date of birth
1865-01-12
Date of death
1914-04-08
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 32104710
Wikidata: Q32178
Library of congress: n 82048709
Sources of Information
  • Alexander Francis Chamberlain, Jan. 12, 1865-Apr. 8, 1914, 1914?:page 5 (Dr.; born in 1865 in Kenninghall, Norfolk, England) page 27 (death on April the eighth, [1914])
  • His Notes on Indian child-language, 1890:t.p. (A.F. Chamberlain)
  • His Contributions of the American Indian to civilization, 1903:t.p. (Alexander F. Chamberlain)
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Wikipedia description:

Alexander Francis Chamberlain (January 12, 1865 – April 8, 1914) was a Canadian anthropologist, born in England. Under the direction of Franz Boas he received the first Ph.D. granted in anthropology in the United States from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts. After graduating, he taught at Clark, eventually becoming full professor in 1911. Under the auspices of the British Association, his area of specialty was the Kootenay (British Columbia) Indians.

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