Fenton, William N. (William Nelson), 1908-2005
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- Summary
- William N. Fenton was an American scholar and writer known for his extensive studies of Iroquois history and culture. He started his studies of the Iroquois in the 1930s and published a number of significant works over the following decades. His final work was published in 2002. During his career, Fenton was director of the New York State Museum and a professor of anthropology at the State University of New York. Wikipedia
- Gender or Sex
- Male [1][3][4]
- Unknown [2]
- Born
- 1908 [2]
- 1908-12-15 [4]
- Died
- 2005 [2]
- 2005-06-17 [4]
- Death Place
- Cooperstown [4]
- Country
- United States [2]
- Language
- English [3]
- Occupation
- anthropologist [4]
- Profession
- Ethnologe [2]
- Sources
- 1. VIAF
- 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France
- 4. Wikidata
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