Washington Matthews
1843–1905
American ethnologist. Born in Ireland; brought to the US as an infant. MD, University of Iowa, 1864. Surgeon in the US Army. Investigated the languages and mythology of Native Americans, notably during six years at Fort Berhold, where he was in contact with the Hidatsa; later wrote on the Navajo.
Source
DAB
Bibliography
DAB: Dictionary of American biography. Under the auspices of the American Council of Learned Societies. 20 vols., index, and 10 supplements. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons; Simon & Schuster Macmillan. London: Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1928–95.
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