W. J. McGee
From Kook Science
| W. J. McGee | |
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 Head-and-shoulders portrait, c. 1904. | |
| Born | William John McGee 17 April 1853 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
Reading
- McGee, Emma R. (1915), The Life of W. J. McGee: Distinguished Geologist, Ethnologist, Anthropologist, Hydrologist, Etc., Farley, Ia.: Private printing, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433082342431;view=1up;seq=9
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.