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Alexander Francis Chamberlain (January 12, 1865April 8, 1914) was a
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, born in
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. Under the direction of
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he received the first Ph.D. granted in anthropology in the United States from
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in
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. After graduating, he taught at Clark, eventually becoming full professor in 1911. Under the auspices of the
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, his area of specialty was the Kootenay (British Columbia) Indians.


Early life and education

Alexander Francis Chamberlain was born in
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, England, the eldest child of George and Maria Anderton Chamberlain. His family emigrated to North America when he was a child, settling in
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, where he began schooling. After about a year, his family relocated to
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, Canada, where Chamberlain attended the Union School and the Peterborough Collegiate Institute. He then studied modern languages at the
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, graduating with a B.A. in 1886.


Career

Chamberlain was well known in anthropology for his bibliographic work, compiling the lists of new books and articles that appeared in the early issues of the ''
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'' and later the ''
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''. He was editor of the ''Journal of American Folklore'' between 1901 and 1908. His works include: * ''Report on the Kootenay Indians'', (1892) * ''Languages of the Mississaga Indians'', (1892) * ''The Mythology of the Columbian Discovery'', (1893) * ''Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought'', (1896) * ''The Child: A Study in the Evolution of Man'', (1900) * ''Poems'', (1904) He also contributed to the second edition of the
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n Indians. Chamberlain was elected a member of the
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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chamberlain, Alexander Francis 1865 births 1914 deaths Canadian anthropologists Anthropology writers English emigrants to Canada Clark University alumni Clark University faculty People from Breckland District University of Toronto alumni