Emerson Greenman | |
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| Born | September 10, 1895 Hartwellville, Michigan |
| Died | June 24, 1973 (aged 77) Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Spouse | Edna Greenman (m. 1927) |
| Children | 3 |
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Emerson Frank Greenman (born 1895-1973) was an American archaeologist and scholar.
Emerson Frank Greenman was born September 10,1895,in Hartwellville,Michigan. [1] [2] He graduated from Owosso High School. [2]
In 1916,he began studying engineering at the University of Michigan before joining the US Army in 1918. In 1920,Greenman returned to the University of Michigan,receiving a Bachelor of Arts in 1923. He then received a diploma in anthropology Oxford University (1924) before studying briefly at the American School of Prehistoric Research in Europe,after which he returned to the University of Michigan to receive a Doctor of Philosophy in anthropology (1927). [1] [2] [3]
Greenman began his career working at the University of Michigan,where he was curator of the Great Lakes Divisions of the Museum of Anthropology. [1] [2] [3]
From 1928 to 1935,Greenman served as Curator of Archaeology for the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society. [1] [2] [4]
Upon leaving the Ohio State,he returned to the University of Michigan,where,in addition to his position as curator,he taught in the university's anthropology department. From 1938 to 1953,he led a field school in the Manitoulin District. In 1950,he became the Michigan Archaeological Society's first secretary-treasurer and was became the Honorary Secretary five years later. He was also the inaugural editor for Michigan Archaeologist,a position he held from 1953 to 1965. [3] He retired in 1965. [1]
In October 1927,Greenman married his wife Edna,with whom he ultimately had three children:Mary,Emerson,and Sarah. [1] [3]
He died June 24,1973 in Ann Arbor,Michigan. [1] [2]