Stewart Culin

American ethnographer and writer (1858-1929)
Person human Q2889722
Stewart Culin
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Stewart Culin

Summary

Stewart Culin is a human[1]. Born in Philadelphia[2], he… he was born on +1858-07-13T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Amityville[4]. He died on +1929-04-08T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a writer[6], anthropologist[7], ethnographer[8], ethnologist[9], and scientific explorer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Stewart Culin was born in Philadelphia[2].
  • Stewart Culin died in Amityville[4].
  • Stewart Culin was born on +1858-07-13T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Stewart Culin died on +1929-04-08T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Stewart Culin was married to Alice Turner Mumford[12].
  • Stewart Culin held citizenship in United States[13].
  • Stewart Culin's professions included writer[6].
  • Stewart Culin's professions included anthropologist[7].
  • Stewart Culin's professions included ethnographer[8].
  • Stewart Culin worked as an ethnologist[9].
  • Stewart Culin worked as a scientific explorer[10].
  • Among Stewart Culin's employers was University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology[14].
  • Stewart Culin was employed by Brooklyn Museum[15].
  • Stewart Culin was a member of American Philosophical Society[16].
  • Stewart Culin was a member of American Anthropological Association[17].
  • Stewart Culin was a member of American Folklore Society[18].
  • Stewart Culin's image is recorded as Stewart Culin.jpg[19].
  • Stewart Culin is recorded as male[20].
  • Stewart Culin's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Stewart Culin's genre is recorded as museum exhibition[22].
  • Stewart Culin's ISNI is recorded as 0000000080773767[23].
  • Stewart Culin's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 295103776[24].
  • Stewart Culin's GND ID is recorded as 11675785X[25].
  • Stewart Culin's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n84806183[26].
  • Stewart Culin's IdRef ID is recorded as 088486508[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Philadelphia[2], Stewart Culin… he was born on +1858-07-13T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], anthropologist[7], ethnographer[8], ethnologist[9], and scientific explorer[10]. Employers include University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology[14], an archaeological museum[28], in United States[29], founded in 1887[30] and Brooklyn Museum[15], an art museum[31], in United States[32], founded in 1897[33], headquartered in New York City[34].

Personal Life

Among Stewart Culin's spouses was Alice Turner Mumford[12].

Death and Burial

Stewart Culin died on +1929-04-08T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Amityville[4].

Why It Matters

Stewart Culin ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Stewart Culin born?

Stewart Culin's place of birth was Philadelphia[2].

Where did Stewart Culin die?

Stewart Culin passed away in Amityville[4].

Who was Stewart Culin married to?

Stewart Culin's spouses include Alice Turner Mumford[12].

What did Stewart Culin do for work?

Stewart Culin worked as writer[6], anthropologist[7], ethnographer[8], ethnologist[9], and scientific explorer[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [19] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . National Park Service. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . The New York Times. wikidata.org.
  15. [22] . wikidata.org.
  16. [23] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [24] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [25] . wikidata.org.
  19. [26] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [16] . amphilsoc.org. amphilsoc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [17] . British Museum. wikidata.org.
  23. [18] . American Folklore Society. wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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