H. W. Henshaw
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H. W. Henshaw was an American ethnologist and linguist known for his late 19th- and early 20th-century documentation of Native American languages and cultures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| H. W. Henshaw canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American ethnologist
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American linguist ⓘ ethnologist ⓘ human ⓘ linguist ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
North America
NERFINISHED
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1850-03-03 ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
classification of Native American languages
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early scientific study of Native American ethnology ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1930-08-01 ⓘ |
| employer |
Bureau of American Ethnology
NERFINISHED
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United States Biological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Henshaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
anthropology
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ethnology ⓘ linguistics ⓘ ornithology ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
documentation of Native American cultures
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documentation of Native American languages ⓘ work with the Bureau of American Ethnology ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Bureau of American Ethnology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Henry Wetherbee Henshaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
contributions to the Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico
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studies of Native American place names ⓘ vocabularies of Native American languages ⓘ |
| occupation |
ethnologist
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linguist ⓘ ornithologist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cambridge, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chief of the U.S. Biological Survey
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head of the Bureau of American Ethnology ⓘ |
| studied |
Native American cultures
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Native American languages ⓘ indigenous peoples of North America ⓘ |
| workPeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
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