Cushing, Frank Hamilton, 1857-1900

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Summary: Frank Hamilton Cushing was an American anthropologist and ethnologist who made pioneering studies of the Zuni Indians of New Mexico by entering into their culture; his work helped establish participant observation as a common anthropological research strategy. In recent years, however, questions have emerged about Cushing's activities among the Zuni. Consequently, Frank Cushing's work provides an important case study for considering the ethics of both ethnographic research and the generation of museum collections. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][2][3][4][5]
Born: 1857 [2]; 1857-07-22 [4]
Birth Place: Northeastern (Pennsylvanie, États-Unis) [3]; Erie County [4]
Died: 1900 [2]; 1900-04-10 [4]
Death Place: Washington (District de Columbia, États-Unis) [3]; Washington, D.C. [4]
Country: United States [2]
Language: English [3]
Occupation: anthropologist [4]; writer [4]
Profession: Anthropologe [2]
Employer: Smithsonian Institution [4]
Educated at: Cornell University [4]
Country of Education: United States [4]
Encyclopædia Britannica: Biography [4]
Yale LUX: Entity [4]
Oxford Reference: Overview [4]
American National Biography: Biography (requires subscription) [4]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 4. Wikidata; 5. Library of Congress

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