Diamond Jenness
Diamond Jenness | |
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Diamond Jenness at Bernard Harbour, 1916 | |
| Born | February 10, 1886 Wellington, New Zealand |
| Died | November 29, 1969 (aged 83) Chelsea, Quebec, Canada |
| Resting place | Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Education | University of New Zealand University of Oxford |
| Occupation | Anthropologist |
| Employer | National Museum of Canada |
| Known for | His comprehensive early studies of Canada's First Nation's people and the Copper Inuit. |
| Title | President of the American Anthropological Association |
| Term | 1939 |
| Predecessor | Edward Sapir |
| Successor | John Montgomery Cooper |
| Spouse | Frances Eilleen Jenness |
| Children | John L. Jenness Stuart E. Jenness Robert A. Jenness |
Diamond Jenness, CC FRCGS (February 10, 1886, Wellington, New Zealand – November 29, 1969, Chelsea, Quebec, Canada) was one of Canada's greatest early scientists and a pioneer of Canadian anthropology.