Rainey, Froelich G. (Froelich Gladstone), 1907-

Ipiutak and the Arctic whale hunting culture
Book 1948

Summary: Froelich Gladstone Rainey was an American anthropologist and Director of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology from 1947 to 1977. Under his leadership, the Penn Museum announced the Pennsylvania Declaration, ending the purchase system of acquiring antiquities and artifacts that had, in practice, encouraged looting from historical sites. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][4][5]; Unknown [2]
Born: 1907-06-18 [2][5]
Birth Place: Black River Falls, Wis. [2]; Black River Falls [5]
Died: 1992-10-11 [2][5]
Death Place: Saint Austell [2]; St Austell [5]
Country: United States [2]
Language: English [3]
Occupation: anthropologist [5]; archaeologist [5]
Employer: University of Alaska System [5]; University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology [5]
Educated at: Yale University [5]
Country of Education: United States [5]
Yale LUX: Entity [5]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 4. Library of Congress; 5. Wikidata

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