Research topic: Frederick Webb Hodge

Frederick Webb Hodge 1864-1956, American anthropologist, b. England. He was taken to the United States at the age of seven. He entered the field of archaeology through service (1884-86) in the Southwest with the U.S. Geological Survey and as secretary (1886-89) to the Hemenway Archaeological Expedition. Hodge became associated with the Bureau of Ethnology in 1889, led many of its expeditions in the Southwest, edited its Handbook of the American Indians North of Mexico (2 vol., 1907-10), and served (1910-18) as ethnologist in charge. A founder of the American Anthropological Association (1902),... Read more