David Prescott Barrows
David Prescott Barrows | |
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| Born | June 27, 1873 |
| Died | September 5, 1954 (aged 81) |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Service years | 1917–1937 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | 91st Infantry Division 40th Infantry Division |
| Conflicts | World War I Russian Civil War |
| Alma mater | Pomona College (B.A.) University of California, Berkeley (M.A.) University of Chicago (PhD) |
| Other work | Academic |
David Prescott Barrows (June 27, 1873 – September 5, 1954) was an American anthropologist, explorer, military officer, and educator. Born in Chicago in 1874, his family moved to California. He showed a keen interest in the life and customs of Native Americans, and was said to have "spent almost every summer during the period 1890–1899 in research work among the tribes of southern California and in the Colorado Desert." He later became President of the University of California. He traveled extensively, publishing descriptions of his findings in countries such as Morocco and the Philippines.