George Bird Grinnell ( born George Bird Grinnell ; September 20, 1849 - April 11, 1938 ) is a well-known American naturalist , historian, writer and anthropologist. The author of many books about the Indians of North America.
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| Date of Birth | September 20, 1849 |
| Place of Birth | Brooklyn , New York , USA |
| Date of death | April 11, 1938 (88 years old) |
| A place of death | New York , USA |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Occupation | anthropologist , writer , historian , zoologist |
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| Awards and prizes | [d] |
Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Curious Facts
- 3 notes
- 4 Literature
- 5 Links
Biography
George Grinnell was born in Brooklyn in 1849 . In 1870, he graduated from Yale University [1] and received a bachelor 's degree , and in 1880 he became a doctor of science .
In 1872, his close contacts with the Indians of the Great Plains began . This year, George Grinnell accompanied the Pawnee Indians during their last big bison hunt. He later met many prominent warriors of this nation, and also became a close friend of Luther North .
In 1874, he accompanied George Armtrong Custer as a naturalist on his topographic expedition to the Black Hills . In 1875, Grinnell joined a research expedition to Yellowstone National Park , led by Colonel William Ludlow . The following year, despite the invitation of George Armstrong Custer, he refused to participate in a military campaign against hostile Indian tribes, as he was very busy working at the Peabody Museum of Archeology and Ethnology . As it turned out later, perhaps this saved his life.
Throughout his life, Grinnell advocated the conservation of wildlife. For many years, he published articles and spoke in Congress to support the conservation of the American bison population. Grinnell was the organizer of the New York Zoological Society and the National Audubon Society . He ensured that the remaining 200 bison were placed in Yellowstone and protected from poaching .
From 1876 to 1911, George Grinnel was editor of Forest and Stream Magazine. Until his death, Grinnell continued to communicate closely with the Indians, studying their culture, history and customs. He helped many tribes in their struggle for their rights.
George Bird Grinnel died on April 11, 1938 in New York and was buried in the Woodland Cemetery in the Bronx .
Curious Facts
When George Grinnel arrived on a visit to the Pikuni Indians in 1897 , he was met by a Kutenai delegation that made a heavy 150-mile crossing over the Rocky Mountains to tell him about the problems of his tribe. The Kutenai have come a long way because they knew Grinnel as the man who always helped the Indians.
Notes
Literature
- Parsons, Cynthia. George Bird Grinnell: A Biographical Sketch. - Lanham MD: University Press of America, 1992.
- Punke, Michael. Last Stand: George Bird Grinnell, the Battle to Save the Buffalo, and the Birth of the New West. - Smithsonian Books, 2007 .-- ISBN 978 0 06 089782 6 .
Links
- George Grinnell's work in the Gutenberg project
- Grinnell, George on Find a Grave
- Guide to the George Bird Grinnell Papers at the University of Montana