James Owen Dorsey

James Owen Dorsey

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birth_date = 31 October, 1848
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death_date = 4 February, 1895
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known_for = Siouan languages
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James Owen Dorsey (Oct. 31, 1848—Feb. 4, 1895) was an American ethnologist, linguist, and missionary who contributed to the description of the Dakota and other Siouan languages.


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