Buell Quain
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| Buell Quain | |
|---|---|
| Born | Buell Halvor Quain 31 May 1912 Bismarck, North Dakota, USA |
| Died | 2 August 1939 (aged 27) Brazil |
| Cause of death | Suicide |
| Nationality |  American |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Occupation | Ethnologist |
Buell Halvor Quain (31 May 1912 – 2 August 1939) was an American ethnologist who, after graduating from Columbia University, worked with native peoples in Fiji and Brazil.[1][2] He published a total of four books, three of them posthumously.
The mysteries surrounding his death by suicide was the subject of Brazilian author Bernardo Carvalho's 2002 novel Nine Nights.[3]
[edit] Bibliography
- The Iroquois
- The Flight of the Chiefs - 1942
- The Trumai Indians of Central Brazil - 1955 (with Robert Francis Murphy)
- Fijian Village - 1970
[edit] References
- ^ Cyril Belshaw (2002-03-27). "The Effects of Limited Anthropological Theory on Problems of Fijian Administration". Anthropologising.ca. http://www.anthropologising.ca/fidji/admin.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ^ Elma Lia Nascimento (2003-01-19). "White Chief's Gone". Brazzil.com. http://www.brazzil.com/p119jan03.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ^ "Nine Nights". Metro.co.uk. http://www.metro.co.uk/metrolife/books/article.html?in_article_id=76617&in_page_id=28. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
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