Wilson Dallam Wallis

Wilson Dallam Wallis

University of Oxford Anthropology Diploma class of 1910-11. Wallis is on the left of the back row.
Born (1886-03-07)March 7, 1886
Forest Hill, Maryland
Died March 15, 1970(1970-03-15) (aged 84)
South Woodstock, Connecticut
Resting place Worcester Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Massachusetts
Nationality American
Fields Anthropology, Ethnology
Institutions University of Pennsylvania, University of California, Berkeley, Fresno Junior College, Reed College, University of Minnesota, University of Connecticut, Annhurst College
Education Dickinson College, B.A., Philosophy and Law (1907)
Oxford University, B.Sc., Anthropology (1910)
University of Pennsylvania, Ph.D., Philosophy (1915)
Thesis Individual initiative and social compulsion (1915)
Notable students Helen Codere, Elizabeth Colson, Margaret Lantis, Melford Spiro
Spouse Grace Steele Allen (1911–1930)
Ruth Otis Sawtell (1931–1970)
Children Virginia D. Wallis Bowers
W. Allen Wallis

Wilson Dallam Wallis (March 7, 1886 – March 15, 1970) was an American anthropologist. He is remembered for his studies of "primitive" science and religions.

Wallis was born in Forest Hill, Maryland. He completed an undergraduate degree in philosophy and law at Dickinson College, and in 1907 went up to Wadham College, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, studying Edward Burnett Tylor. He received his doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania in 1915.

From 1923 to 1954, he taught at the University of Minnesota. After retiring from Minnesota, he taught for a time at Annhurst College. He died in South Woodstock, Connecticut.[1]

Works

References

  1. ↑ ArchivesInventory of the Wilson Dallam Wallis papers, 1935-54 University of Minnesota
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 12/4/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.