Frederic W. Gleach
Encyclopedia
Frederic W. Gleach is an American anthropologist who specializes in Native American
peoples of Virginia
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He grew up in Virginia and received his Ph.D. in 1992 from the University of Chicago
, where he studied with Raymond D. Fogelson
.
He is Senior Lecturer and Curator of Anthropology Collections at Cornell University
.
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
peoples of Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
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He grew up in Virginia and received his Ph.D. in 1992 from the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
, where he studied with Raymond D. Fogelson
Raymond D. Fogelson
Raymond D. Fogelson is an American anthropologist known for his research on American Indians of the southeastern United States, especially the Cherokee. He is considered a founder of the subdiscipline of ethnohistory....
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He is Senior Lecturer and Curator of Anthropology Collections at Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
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