- William Corless Mills
William Corless Mills (
January 2 ,1860 -January 17 ,1928 ) was a USmuseum curator .Mills was born in
Pyrmont, Ohio .Mills specialized in Native American remains, leading excavations in
Adena Mound , Ohio (1901)Mills was the second
curator andlibrarian of theOhio State Archaeological and Historical Society (1898–1928), followingWarren K. Moorehead . He also was
* member of theAmerican Ornithological Union
* member and librarian of theOhio Academy of Science
* member and president of theWheaton Ornithological Society
* member and treasurer of theColumbus Horticultural Society
* charter member of theAmerican Association of Museums
* member of theColumbus Iris Society
* member of theNational Research Council of Archaeology
* fellow of theAmerican Ethnological Society
* fellow of theAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science
* fellow of theAmerican Anthropological Society
* assistant editor of the "Ohio Naturalist "
* lecturer inSociology in theCollege of Commerce and Administration of theOhio State University Mills died in
Columbus, Ohio .Works
* "Excavation of the Adena Mound" (1902)
External links
* [http://publications.ohiohistory.org/ohstemplate.cfm?action=detail&Page=0037213.html&StartPage=205&EndPage=219&volume=37&newtitle=Volume%2037%20Page%20205 Picture and description of his work]
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NAME=Mills, William Corless
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=US museum curator
DATE OF BIRTH=January 2 ,1860
PLACE OF BIRTH=Pyrmont, Ohio
DATE OF DEATH=January 17 ,1928
PLACE OF DEATH=Columbus, Ohio
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