Cornelius Osgood
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Cornelius Osgood | |
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| Born | March 20, 1905 Winchester, Massachusetts |
| Died | January 6, 1985 (aged 79) United States |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Occupation | Anthropologist |
Cornelius Berrien Osgood (March 20, 1905 – January 6, 1985) was an American anthropologist and ethnologist. He is known for his research among the Athapaskan-speaking people of interior Alaska.[1]
Life
[edit]Osgood was born in Winchester, Massachusetts, on March 20, 1905.[2] He married Harriett Ellen Keeney on September 25, 1930. They had two daughters.[2] On December 23, 1963, he married his second wife, Soo Sui-ling.[2] Osgood died on January 6, 1985.[2]
Education and career
[edit]Osgood attended the University of Chicago, and received the degrees of Ph.B. in 1927 and Ph.D. in 1930, respectively.[2]
Osgood served as the Curator of Anthropology at the Yale Peabody Museum from 1934 to 1973.[1] He brought significant collections to the museum from his research expeditions in Japan, China and Korea.[1]
Bibliography
[edit]Osgood is the author of a number of notable books:
- The distribution of the northern Athapaskan Indians
- British Guiana archeology to 1945
- The ethnography of the Tanaina
- Ingalik social culture
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Cornelius Osgood Archives". Archives at Yale. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Osgood, Cornelius, 1905-1985". Archives at Yale. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
