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Biographical entry Davidson, Daniel Sutherland (1900 - 1952)
- Born
- 9 July 1900
Cohoes, United States of America - Died
- 26 December 1952
Altamonte Springs, Florida, United States of America - Occupation
- Anthropologist
Summary
Daniel Sutherland Davidson was an American anthropologist who specialized in studies of the people of Oceania, especially Australian Aborigines. He visited Australia twice in 1930-1931 and 1938-1940 to conduct field work in northern Australia and to view numerous public and private museums. In 1934 and again in 1936 he discovered unpublished work by E. Hassell on Aboriginal life during the 1800s in south-western Australia. Davidson complied, edited and published these works. Over all he produced around forty publications on the life, culture and tribal delineations of Australian Aborigines.
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Events
- 1923
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Pennsylvania, USA
- 1924
- Education - Master of Arts (AM) completed at the University of Pennsylvania
- 1924 - 1931
- Career position - Lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania
- 1928
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Pennsylvania
- 1930 - 1931
- Career position - Field work and museum visits in Australia
- 1932 - 1933
- Career position - Lecturer at the University of Buffalo, USA
- 1934 - 1940
- Career position - Lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania
- 1938 - 1940
- Career position - Field work and museum visits in Australia
- 1940 - 1946
- Career position - Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania
- 1942 - 1944
- Career position - Secretary and Treasurer of the American Folk-lore Society
- 1947 - 1948
- Career position - Professor? at the University of Oregon, USA
- 1949 - 1952
- Career position - Professor of Anthropology at the University of Washington, USA
Published resources
Book Sections
- McCarthy, F. D., 'Davidson, Daniel Sutherland (1900-1952)', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 8, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1981, pp. 224-225. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080245b.htm. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Davidson, Daniel Sutherland', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-806205. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 15 December 2008
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