Arthur C. Parker

Historian, Author

1881 – 1955

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Who was Arthur C. Parker?

Arthur Caswell Parker was an American archaeologist, historian, folklorist, museologist and noted authority on American Indian culture. Of Seneca and Scots-English descent, he was director of the Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences from 1924 to 1945, when he developed its holdings and research into numerous disciplines for the Genesee Region. He was an honorary trustee of the New York State Historical Association. In 1935 he was elected first president of the Society for American Archaeology.

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Born
Apr 5, 1881
United States of America
Also known as
  • Arthur Parker
Ethnicity
  • Indigenous peoples of the Americas
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Lived in
  • Rochester
  • Williamsport
Died
Jan 1, 1955

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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