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W. J. McGee

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W. J. McGee
W. J. McGee - portrait.jpg

Head-and-shoulders portrait, c. 1904.

Born William John McGee
17 April 1853(1853-04-17)
Farley, Dubuque County, Iowa
Died 4 September 1912 (59)
Washington, D.C.
Nationality American
Workplace(s) United States Geological Survey (USGS); Bureau of American Ethnology / Smithsonian Institution
Affiliations Geological Society of America; National Geographic Society

William John McGee (April 17, 1853 - September 4, 1912) was an American geologist, anthropologist, and hydrologist.

Selected Bibliography

  • McGee, W. J. (1895), "The Siouan Indians", Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 15th 
  • Muniz, Manuel Antonio; McGee, W. J. (1897), "Primitive Trephining in Peru", Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 16th 
  • McGee, W. J. (1899), "The Seri Indians", Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 17th 
  • McGee, W. J. (1901), "Primitive Numbers", Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 19th: 821-851 

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Of interest

  • McGee was cited in contemporary newspaper reports as being part of a Smithsonian team who examined the San Diego Giant, a find that was ultimately dismissed as a hoax after the skin was determined to be gelatine.