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McGee, W. J. (William John), 1853-1912

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William John McGee, LL.D. (April 17, 1853 - September 4, 1912) was an American geologist, anthropologist, and ethnologist, born near Dubuque, Iowa. He devoted his early years to reading law and to surveying. In 1877-81, he executed a topographic and geological survey of 17,000 square miles (44,030 km²) in northeastern Iowa. He was appointed geologist on the United States Geological Survey in 1881.

McGee was ethnologist in charge of the Bureau of American Ethnology from 1893 to 1903. In 1895, he explored the Isla del Tiburón, Gulf of California, home of the Seri Indians. In 1904 he was chief of the department of anthropology at the St. Louis Exhibition. His other prominent positions were: acting president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1897-98); president of the American Anthropological Association (1902-12); and president of the National Geographic Society (1904-05). His publications include:

  • The Pleistocene History of Northeastern Iowa (1889)
  • The Geology of Chesapeake Bay (1888)
  • The Siouan Indians (1895)
  • Primitive Trephining (1897)
  • The Seri Indians (1899)
  • Primitive Numbers (1901)
  • Soil Erosion (1911)
  • Wells and Subsoil Water (1913)

Works by William John McGee at Project Gutenberg

Persondata
NAME McGee, William John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION geologist and archaeologist.
DATE OF BIRTH April 17, 1853
PLACE OF BIRTH Farley, Iowa
DATE OF DEATH September 4, 1912
PLACE OF DEATH Washington, D.C.

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