Hewitt, J. N. B.

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The Iroquoian concept of the soul
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Summary: John Napoleon Brinton Hewitt was a linguist and ethnographer who specialized in Iroquoian and other Native American languages. Hewitt was born on the Tuscarora Indian Reservation near Lewiston, New York. His parents were Harriet and David; his mother was of Tuscarora, French, Oneida, and Scottish descent, his father of English and Scottish, but raised in a Tuscarora family. His parents raised him speaking the English language, but when he left the reservation to attend schools in Wilson and Lockport, he learned to speak the Tuscarora language from other students who spoke the language. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][2][4]
Born: 1859-12-16 [2]
Died: 1937-10-14 [2]
Country: United States [2]
Language: English [3]
Occupation: linguist [4]; anthropologist [4]
Profession: Linguist [2]

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

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