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John R. Swanton

John Reed Swanton (February 19, 1873 – May 2, 1958) was an American anthropologist, folklorist, and linguist who worked with Native American peoples throughout the United States. Swanton achieved recognition in the fields of ethnology and ethnohistory. He is particularly noted for his work with indigenous peoples of the Southeast and Pacific Northwest.

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Alma mater
Harvard University (AB, AM, PhD)
Born
(1873-02-19)February 19, 1873 Gardiner, Maine, U.S.
Died
May 2, 1958(1958-05-02) (aged 85) Newton, Massachusetts
Discipline
Anthropologist
Influences
Frederic Ward Putnam · Franz Boas
Institutions
Bureau of American Ethnology

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related to External links · 7
John R. Swanton → John, John Reed Swanton, Minnesota State University Mankato, Museum, Project Gutenberg, Swanton, Works
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John R. Swanton → Ethnohistory, Ethnology, Folklore, Linguistics
Influences · 2
John R. Swanton → Franz Boas, Frederic Ward Putnam
Alma mater · 1
John R. Swanton → Harvard University (AB, AM, PhD)
Born · 1
John R. Swanton → (1873-02-19)February 19, 1873 Gardiner, Maine, U.S.
Died · 1
John R. Swanton → May 2, 1958(1958-05-02) (aged 85) Newton, Massachusetts
Discipline · 1
John R. Swanton → Anthropologist
Institutions · 1
John R. Swanton → Bureau of American Ethnology
Spouse · 1
John R. Swanton → Alice M. Barnard
Thesis · 1
John R. Swanton → The Morphology of the Chinook Verb (1900)

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John R. SwantonAlma materHarvard University (AB, AM, PhD)1.00infobox
John R. SwantonBorn(1873-02-19)February 19, 1873 Gardiner, Maine, U.S.1.00infobox
John R. SwantonDiedMay 2, 1958(1958-05-02) (aged 85) Newton, Massachusetts1.00infobox
John R. SwantonDisciplineAnthropologist1.00infobox
John R. SwantonInfluencesFrederic Ward Putnam1.00infobox
John R. SwantonInfluencesFranz Boas1.00infobox
John R. SwantonInstitutionsBureau of American Ethnology1.00infobox
John R. SwantonSpouseAlice M. Barnard1.00infobox
John R. SwantonSub-disciplineEthnology1.00infobox
John R. SwantonSub-disciplineFolklore1.00infobox
John R. SwantonSub-disciplineEthnohistory1.00infobox
John R. SwantonSub-disciplineLinguistics1.00infobox
John R. SwantonThesisThe Morphology of the Chinook Verb (1900)1.00infobox

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