Fenton, William N. (William Nelson), 1908-2005
Contributed to
nm09Contacts between Iroquois herbalism and colonial medicine
Contacts between Iroquois herbalism and colonial medicineessay 1942
nm09Mohawk
Mohawkessay 1978
nm09The Iroquois Eagle Dance an offshoot of the Calument Dance
The Iroquois Eagle Dance an offshoot of the Calument Dancebook chapter 1953
nm09The concept of locality and the program of Iroquois research
The concept of locality and the program of Iroquois researchessay 1951
nm09Locality as a basic factor in the development of Iroquois social structure
Locality as a basic factor in the development of Iroquois social structureessay 1951
- 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][5]
- 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]
- Yale LUX
- Entity [4]
- Sources
- 1. VIAF
- 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France
- 4. Wikidata
- 5. Library of Congress
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