Diamond Jenness
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Diamond Jenness, CC FRCGS (February 10, 1886, Wellington, New Zealand – November 29, 1969, Chelsea, Quebec, Canada) was one of Canada's greatest early scientists[1][2] and a pioneer of Canadian anthropology.
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Born | (1886-02-10)February 10, 1886 |
Died | November 29, 1969(1969-11-29) (aged 83) Chelsea, Quebec, Canada |
Resting place | Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Education | University of New Zealand (from the constituent college in Wellington, then called Victoria University College) Balliol College, University of Oxford |
Occupation | Anthropologist |
Employer | National Museum of Canada |
Known for | His comprehensive early studies of Canada's First Nation's people and the Copper Inuit. |
Predecessor | Dr. Edward Sapir |
Spouse | Frances Eilleen Jenness |
Children | John L. Jenness, Stuart E. Jenness, Robert A. Jenness |
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