Cornelius Berrien Osgood (March20, 1905– January6, 1985) was an American

anthropologist An anthropologist is a scientist engaged in the practice of anthropology. Anthropologists study aspects of humans within past and present societies. Social anthropology, cultural anthropology and philosophical anthropology study the norms, values ...

and

ethnologist Ethnology (from the , meaning 'nation') is an academic field and discipline that compares and analyzes the characteristics of different peoples and the relationships between them (compare cultural, social, or sociocultural anthropology). Scien ...

. He is known for his research among the Athapaskan-speaking people of interior Alaska.

Life

Osgood was born in

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, on March20, 1905. He married Harriett Ellen Keeney on September25, 1930. They had two daughters. On December 23, 1963, he married his second wife, Soo Sui-ling. Osgood died on January 6, 1985.

Education and career

Osgood attended the

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, and received the degrees of Ph.B. in 1927 and Ph.D. in 1930, respectively. Osgood served as the Curator of Anthropology at the

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from 1934 to 1973. He brought significant collections to the museum from his research expeditions in Japan, China and Korea.

Bibliography

Osgood is the author of a number of notable books: * ''The distribution of the northern Athapaskan Indians'' * ''British Guiana archeology to 1945'' * ''The ethnography of the Tanaina'' * ''Ingalik social culture''

References

External links

Cornelius Osgood, Alaska's Digital Archives

"Osgood, Cornelius, 1905-1985", National Library of Australia search results
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