Alexander Francis Chamberlain
Alexander F. Chamberlain
Alexander Francis Chamberlain (January 12, 1865 – April 8, 1914) was a
Kootenay (British Columbia) Indians
.
Early life and education
Alexander Francis Chamberlain was born in
Peterborough Collegiate Institute. He then studied modern languages at the University of Toronto, graduating with a B.A. in 1886.[1][2]
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 American Anthropologist and later the Journal of American Folklore. 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
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica on North American Indians. Chamberlain was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1902.[3]
References
- JSTOR 659616..
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- ^ American Antiquarian Society Members Directory
External links
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