Steggerda, Morris, 1900-1950

Contributed to

The food of the present-day Navajo Indians of New Mexico and Arizona
book chapter 1939

Summary: Morris Steggerda was an American physical anthropologist, who served as assistant professor of zoology at Smith College (1928-1930) and professor of anthropology at Hartford Seminary Foundation (1944–1950). Between professorships, Steggerda worked closely with Charles Davenport, a biologist and eugenicist, during his time at the Carnegie Institution of Washington at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. He worked primarily on Central American and Caribbean Black and native populations. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][3][4]; Unknown [2]
Born: 1900 [2]; 1900-09-01 [4]
Birth Place: Holland [4]
Died: 1950 [2]; 1950-03-15 [4]
Country: United States [2]
Language: English [3]
Occupation: anthropologist [4]
Employer: Smith College [4]; Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory [4]; Hartford Seminary Foundation [4]
Educated at: University of Illinois system [4]; Hope College [4]
Country of Education: United States [4]
Archives at: National Museum of Health and Medicine [4]; National Anthropological Archives [4]; Hartford International University for Religion and Peace [4]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 4. Wikidata

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