Draft:Wilbert B. Hinsdale

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Wilbert B. Hinsdale was a homeopathic doctor, archaeologist, and anthropologist who worked for the University of Michigan.[1] Hinsdale is known for curating interest in Michigan archaeology with his groundbreaking work Archaeological Atlas of Michigan. His research for this project was praised for being the most comprehensive archaeological view of Michigan at that time.[2]

Life and Work[edit]

Wilbert B. Hinsdale was born on May 25, 1851 in Wadsworth, Ohio. He began his secondary education at Hiram College, where he received his bachelor's of science in 1975 and later his master’s degree, which he received in 1878. Hinsdale went on to pursue his doctorate in medicine from Cleveland Homeopathic Medical College which he received in 1887.[1] After receiving his doctorate Hinsdale began working at Cleveland Homeopathic Medical College. Within 5 years Hinsdale was promoted to professor of Materia Medica, Therapeutics, and Clinical Medicine and was shortly appointed the dean of the Homeopathic medical Hospital.[3][4] While still working at Cleveland Homeopathic Medical College, he decided to return to Hiram College to pursue his master’s in arts from Hiram College, which he received in 1897. He continued to work at Cleveland Homeopathic Medical College until the close of the college in 1922.[1][4]

Archaeological Career[edit]

Hinsdale always had a deep interest in archaeology and anthropology and after his retirement from Cleveland Homeopathic Medical College he became head of Michigan collections for the Museum of Zoology.[2] Shortly After, Hinsdale went on to work the Great Lakes division of the Museum of Anthropology. During this time Hinsdale would conduct the research for the Archaeological Atlas of Michigan as well as other publications such as The Indians of Washtenaw County, Michigan.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c DeBella, Christina (13 November 2023). "Wilbert B. Hinsdale". LSA Museum of Anthropological Archaeology, University of Michigan. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b Greenman, E. F. (25 January 2017). "Wilbert B. Hinsdale". American Antiquity. 11 (2): 117 – via JSTOR.
  3. ^ "The Twelfth Michigan Classical Conference". The School Review. 14 (8): 560–562. October 1906. doi:10.1086/434882. ISSN 0036-6773.
  4. ^ a b "W. B. Hinsdale papers, 1893-1942 (majority within 1922-1938) - University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library - University of Michigan Finding Aids". findingaids.lib.umich.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  5. ^ Hinsdale, W. B. (1927). The Indians of Washtenaw County, Michigan.