Pliny Earle Goddard
American linguist and ethnologist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Pliny Earle Goddard?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Pliny Earle Goddard (November 24, 1869 – July 12, 1928) was an American linguist and ethnologist noted for his extensive documentation of the languages and cultures of the Athabaskan peoples of western North America. His early research, carried out under the auspices of the University of California, Berkeley, focused on the Hupa and adjacent Athabaskan groups in northwestern California. After moving to New York in 1909 at the invitation of Franz Boas his scope expanded to include the Athabaskans of the Southwest, Canada, and Alaska. During the 1910s and 1920s. as Boas's junior colleague at the American Museum of Natural History and Columbia University, Goddard played a major role in creating the academic infrastructure for American Indian linguistics and anthropology in North America.
Pliny Earle Goddard | |
---|---|
Born | (1869-11-24)November 24, 1869 Lewiston, Maine, U.S. |
Died | July 12, 1928(1928-07-12) (aged 58) |
Nationality | American |
Education | |
Occupations |
|