Dorsey, George Amos, 1868-1931

The Ocimbanda, or witch-doctor of the Ovimbundu of Portuguese southwest Africa
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Summary: George Amos Dorsey was an American ethnographer of indigenous peoples of the Americas, with a special focus on the Caddoan and Siouan tribes of the Great Plains. He is credited with helping develop the anthropology of the Plains Indian tribes while serving as curator at the Field Museum in Chicago from 1898 until 1915. During this period, he also was Professor of Anthropology at the University of Chicago from 1907 to 1915. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][2][4]
Born: 1868 [2]; 1868-02-06 [4]
Birth Place: Hebron [4]
Died: 1931 [2]; 1931-03-29 [4]
Death Place: New York [4]
Country: United States [2]
Language: English [3]
Occupation: anthropologist [4]; ethnographer [4]
Profession: Anthropologe [2]
Employer: Smithsonian Institution [4]
Educated at: Denison University [4]; Harvard University [4]
Country of Education: United States [4]
Encyclopædia Britannica: Biography [4]
Yale LUX: Entity [4]
American National Biography: Biography (requires subscription) [4]

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

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