Jenness, Diamond, 1886-1969
Contributed to
nd08The people of the twilight
The people of the twilightBook 1959
nd08The life of the Copper Eskimos
The life of the Copper Eskimosbook chapter 1922
nd08Eskimo string figures
Eskimo string figuresbook chapter 1924
nd08Myths and traditions from northern Alaska, the Mackenzie Delta, and Coronation Gulf
Myths and traditions from northern Alaska, the Mackenzie Delta, and Coronation Gulfbook chapter 1924
nd08Eskimo songs
Eskimo songsbook chapter 1925
- Summary
- Diamond Jenness, was one of Canada's greatest early scientists and a pioneer of Canadian anthropology. Wikipedia
- Gender or Sex
- Male [1][2][3][4][5]
- Born
- 1886 [2]
- 1886-02-10 [5]
- Birth Place
- Wellington (Nouvelle-Zélande) [3]
- Wellington [5]
- Died
- 1969 [2]
- 1969-11-29 [5]
- Death Place
- Ottawa (Canada) [3]
- Chelsea [5]
- Country
- Canada [2]
- Language
- English [3]
- Occupation
- anthropologist [5]
- diarist [5]
- photographer [5]
- Profession
- Ethnologe [2]
- Employer
- National museums of Canada [5]
- Educated at
- Balliol College [5]
- Victoria University of Wellington [5]
- Country of Education
- New Zealand [5]
- United Kingdom [5]
- Archives at
- Dartmouth College Library [5]
- Yale LUX
- Entity [5]
- Oxford Reference
- Overview [5]
- Sources
- 1. VIAF
- 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France
- 4. National Library and Archives of Québec
- 5. Wikidata
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