Wilson Dallam Wallis

Wilson Dallam Wallis (March 7, 1886 - March 15, 1970) was a U.S. anthropologist. He is remembered for his studies of "primitive" science and religions.

Wallis was born in Forest Hill, Maryland. In 1907, he became a Rhodes scholar at the University of Oxford, where he studied under Edward Burnett Tylor. He died in South Woodstock, Connecticut.

Works

* "The Malecite Indians of New Brunswick" (Ottawa, 1957)
* "The Micmac Indians of eastern Canada" (Minneapolis, 1955)

Persondata
NAME=Wallis, Wilson Dallam
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=anthropologist
DATE OF BIRTH=March 7, 1886
PLACE OF BIRTH=Forest Hill, Maryland
DATE OF DEATH=March 15, 1970
PLACE OF DEATH=South Woodstock, Connecticut