GEMMS Person ID
GEMMS-PERSON-
3055
(old series: GEMMS-PERSON-3284)
Name
Alfred Marston Tozzer
Title
Dr.
Gender
Male
Lived
b. 1877-07-04 d. 1954-10-05 (new)
Manuscripts
Associated Places
Source of Data (Contributor name)
S. K. Lothrop, 'Alfred Marston Tozzer, 1876-1954', American Anthropologist, 57 (1955), 614-618; Hannah Yip.
Biographical Sources Consulted
S. K. Lothrop, 'Alfred Marston Tozzer, 1876-1954', American Anthropologist, 57 (1955), 614-618
Other note
Alfred Marston Tozzer was awarded his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1904. In 1913, he was appointed curator of Middle American Archaeology and Ethnology at the Peabody Museum. Shortly after the First World War, Tozzer was appointed chairman of the Department of Anthropology at Harvard. His publications include 'Maya Grammar' (1921) and 'Social Origins and Social Continuities' (1925). From 1928 until 1929, Tozzer served as president of the American Anthropological Association. Tozzer died in 1954.
GEMMS record created
February 13, 2021
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024