William Corless Mills
William Corless Mills | |
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Born | January 2, 1860 |
Died | January 17, 1928 |
Nationality | US |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Native American |
William Corless Mills (January 2, 1860 - January 17, 1928) was a US museum curator.
Mills was born in Pyrmont, Ohio.
Mills specialized in Native American remains, leading excavations in Adena Mound, Ohio (1901)
Mills was the fourth curator and librarian of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society (1898–1928), following Lucy Allen Smart. He also was
- member of the American Ornithological Union
- member and librarian of the
- member and president of the
- member and treasurer of the
- charter member of the American Association of Museums (now the American Alliance of Museums)
- member of the
- member of the
- fellow of the American Ethnological Society
- fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- fellow of the
- assistant editor of the
- lecturer in Sociology in the of the Ohio State University
Mills died in Columbus, Ohio.
Works[]
- Excavation of the Adena Mound (1902)
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Categories:
- 1860 births
- 1928 deaths
- People from Montgomery County, Ohio
- American curators
- American academic biography stubs