GEMMS IDGEMMS-PERSON-003284
NameAlfred Marston Tozzer
TitleDr.
Gendermale
Denomination
Livedb. 1877-07-04 - d. 1954-10-05 (new)
Linked Manuscriptsmanuscript owner - Sermon by Henry Snooke: MS Eng 731.4 (No. 10)
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Associated PlacesHarvard College (University) -- Place of Study
Source of DataS. K. Lothrop, 'Alfred Marston Tozzer, 1876-1954', American Anthropologist, 57 (1955), 614-618; Hannah Yip.
Biographical Sources ConsultedS. K. Lothrop, 'Alfred Marston Tozzer, 1876-1954', American Anthropologist, 57 (1955), 614-618
Other NoteAlfred Marston Tozzer was awarded his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1904. In 1913, he was appointed curator of Middle American Archaeology and Ethnology at the Peabody Museum. Shortly after the First World War, Tozzer was appointed chairman of the Department of Anthropology at Harvard. His publications include 'Maya Grammar' (1921) and 'Social Origins and Social Continuities' (1925). From 1928 until 1929, Tozzer served as president of the American Anthropological Association. Tozzer died in 1954.
GEMMS record createdFebruary 14, 2021
GEMMS record last editedFebruary 14, 2021