Buell Quain
Appearance
Buell Quain | |
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Born | Buell Halvor Quain May 31, 1912 |
Died | August 2, 1939 | (aged 27)
Cause of death | Suicide |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Wisconsin - Madison Columbia University |
Occupation | Ethnologist |
Buell Halvor Quain (May 31, 1912 – August 2, 1939) was an American ethnologist who, after graduating from University of Wisconsin–Madison and studying as a graduate student at Columbia University, worked with native peoples in Fiji and Brazil.[1][2] He published a total of four books, three of them posthumously.
The mystery surrounding his death by suicide was the subject of Brazilian author Bernardo Carvalho's 2002 novel Nine Nights.[3]
Bibliography
- The Iroquois - 1937
- The Flight of the Chiefs - 1942
- The Trumai Indians of Central Brazil - 1955 (with Robert Francis Murphy)
- Fijian Village - 1970
References
- ^ Cyril Belshaw (2002-03-27). "The Effects of Limited Anthropological Theory on Problems of Fijian Administration". Anthropologising.ca. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ^ Elma Lia Nascimento (2003-01-19). "White Chief's Gone". Brazzil.com. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ^ "Nine Nights". Metro.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
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