Gatschet, Albert Samuel, 1832-1907

The Klamath Indians of southwestern Oregon
book chapter 1890

Summary: Albert Louis Samuel Gatschet was a Swiss-American linguist, philologist, and ethnologist. He is best known for his contributions to the study of the Indigenous peoples and languages of North America. His work included analyses of almost a hundred different languages and preserved many on the brink of extinction. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][2][3][4]
Born: 1832 [2]; 1832-10-03 [4]
Birth Place: Beatenberg [2][4]
Died: 1907 [2]; 1907-03-16 [4]
Death Place: Washington, DC [2]; Washington, D.C. [4]
Country: United States [2]; Switzerland [2]
Language: German [3]
Occupation: anthropologist [4]; linguist [4]
Work Place: Washington, DC [2]
Educated at: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin [4]; University of Bern [4]
Country of Education: Switzerland [4]; Germany [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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