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Cornelius Osgood | |
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| Born | 20 March 1905 Winchester, Massachusetts |
| Died | 6 January 1985 United States |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Occupation | Anthropologist |
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| Fields | Anthropology |
Cornelius Berrien Osgood (20 March 1905 - 06 January 1985) was an American anthropologist and ethnologist.
He was born in Winchester, Massachusetts, on March 20, 1905. [1]
He married Harriett Ellen Keeney on September 25, 1930. They had two daughters. [1]
On December 23, 1963, he married his second wife, Soo Sui-ling. [1]
He died on January 6, 1985. [1]
He attended the University of Chicago, and received the degrees of Ph.B. in 1927 and Ph.D. in 1930 respectively. [1]
He served as the Curator of Anthropology at the Yale Peabody Museum from 1934 to 1973. [2]
He brought significant collections to the Museum from his research expeditions in Japan, China and Korea. [2]
He is most well known for his research among the Athapaskan speaking people of interior Alaska. [2]
He is the author of a number of notable books: [3]
