William N. Fenton

William Fenton
Born15 December 1908
New Rochelle, New York, United States
Died17 June 2005(2005-06-17) (aged 96)
Cooperstown, New York, United States
Alma materYale University (PhD)

William Nelson Fenton (December 15, 1908 – June 17, 2005) was an American scholar and writer known for his extensive studies of Haudenosaunee history and culture. He started his studies of the Iroquois in the 1930s and published a number of significant works over the following decades. His final work was published in 2002. During his career, Fenton was director of the New York State Museum and a professor of anthropology at the State University of New York.

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