Frances Densmore
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Frances Theresa Densmore (May 21, 1867 – June 5, 1957) was an American anthropologist and ethnographer born in Red Wing, Minnesota.[1] Densmore studied Native American music and culture, and in modern terms, she may be described as an ethnomusicologist.
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Frances Densmore | |
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Born | (1867-05-21)May 21, 1867 Red Wing, Minnesota, U.S. |
Died | June 5, 1957(1957-06-05) (aged 90) |
Known for | Preservation of Native American culture |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Anthropologist, specializing as a Comparative musicologist ethnographer and ethnomusicologist |
Institutions | Bureau of American Ethnology |
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