Jones, William, 1871-1909
Contributed to
np05Notes on the Fox Indians
Notes on the Fox Indiansarticle 1911
np05Mortuary observances and the adoption rites of the Algonkin Foxes of Iowa
Mortuary observances and the adoption rites of the Algonkin Foxes of Iowaarticle 1968
np05Algonquian (Fox)
Algonquian (Fox)essay 1911
np05Ethnography of the Fox Indians
Ethnography of the Fox IndiansBook 1939
np05Some principles of Algonquian word-formation
Some principles of Algonquian word-formationarticle 1904
- Summary
- William Jones (1871–1909) was a Native American anthropologist of the Meskwaki nation. Alternate name: Megasiáwa. Jones was born in Indian Territory on March 28, 1871. After studying at Hampton Institute, he graduated from Phillips Academy and went on to receive his B.A. from Harvard. At Columbia University, he studied under Franz Boas, and in 1904, Jones became the fourth person to receive a PhD in linguistic anthropology, twelfth person to receive a PhD in anthropology, and first Native American to receive a PhD in anthropology. Wikipedia
- Gender or Sex
- Male [1][3]
- Unknown [2]
- Born
- 1871 [2][3]
- Died
- 1909 [2][3]
- Country
- United States [2]
- Occupation
- anthropologist [3]
- linguist [3]
- Profession
- Anthropologe [2]
- Educated at
- Columbia University [3]
- Harvard University [3]
- Phillips Academy [3]
- Country of Education
- United States [3]
- Yale LUX
- Entity [3]
- American National Biography
- Biography (requires subscription) [3]
- Sources
- 1. VIAF
- 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- 3. Wikidata
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