Wilson Dallam Wallis
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Wilson Dallam Wallis (March 7, 1886 - March 15, 1970) was a U.S. anthropologist. He is remembered for his studies of "primitive" science and religions.
Wallis was born in Forest Hill, Maryland. In 1907, he became a Rhodes scholar at the University of Oxford, where he studied under Edward Burnett Tylor. He died in South Woodstock, Connecticut.
[edit] Works
- The Malecite Indians of New Brunswick (Ottawa, 1957)
- The Micmac Indians of eastern Canada (Minneapolis, 1955)
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| NAME | Wallis, Wilson Dallam |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | anthropologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 7, 1886 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Forest Hill, Maryland |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 15, 1970 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | South Woodstock, Connecticut |
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