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Samuel Chapman Armstrong Samuel Chapman Armstrong
Samuel Chapman Armstrong 1839-93, American educator, philanthropist, and soldier, b. Hawaiian Islands, of missionary parents, grad. Williams, 1862. He served in the Union army in the Civil War, rising to the rank of major general. Appointed an agent of the Freedmen's Bureau in Virginia, he quickly... Read more
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Putnam, Frederic WardWORKS BY PUTNAMSUPPLEMENTARY BIBLIOGRAPHYFrederic Ward Putnam (1839-1915), one of the founders of modern American anthropology, was born in Salem, Massachusetts. He was educated largely by his father, who stimulated the boy’s interest in horticulture and in nature generally.... Read more
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William Henry Holmes William Henry Holmes
William Henry Holmes 1846-1933, American geologist, anthropologist, and museum director, b. Harrison co., Ohio. He was internationally recognized for his work in museum science. In 1872 he became an artist with the F. V. Hayden survey, and after it was absorbed (1879) into the U.S. Geological... Read more
Germano Celant Germano Celant
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Paul J Sachs Paul J Sachs
Paul J. Sachs , 1878-1965, American art teacher and collector, b. New York City. As professor of fine arts at Harvard, Sachs influenced and inspired many art historians and curators during the years of growth in the history of American art museums. His major publications include Drawings in the... Read more
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Fletcher, Alice CunninghamWORKS BY FLETCHERSUPPLEMENTARY BIBLIOGRAPHYAlice Cunningham Fletcher (1838-1923), American ethnologist, was born in Cuba during a temporary residence of her American parents on the island. She traveled widely in her early years and eventually settled in the Boston area,... Read more

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