Carl Eugen Guthe (June 1, 1893 – July 24, 1974) was an American academic and anthropologist, son of Karl Eugen Guthe, Professor of Physics and Dean of the Graduate Department of the University of Michigan, and Clara Belle née Ware of Grand Rapids, Mich.[1][2] Guthe married Grace Ethel (née McDonald) 12 September 1916 in Wayne, MI and they had three sons: Karl Frederick, Alfred Kidder, and James. Karl Frederick Guthe (1919–1994) was professor emeritus of biological sciences at the University of Michigan.[3] Alfred Kidder Guthe (1920–1983) specialised in the archaeology of the US eastern seaboard, and became director of the Frank H. McClung museum at U Tennessee.
Guthe graduated from the University of Michigan in 1914. He went on to receive two degrees in anthropology from Harvard University – an M.A. in 1915 and a Ph.D. in 1917.[4] Guthe assisted Alfred Kidder with his excavations at Pecos, New Mexico: their efforts to ship the skeletons found there to the Peabody Museum at Harvard resulted in their being suspected of espionage.[5] He became the first anthropologist hired at the University of Michigan, the first chair of anthropology there, and the first director of the school's new Museum of Anthropology in 1928. He also headed an archaeological expedition to the Philippines, which was used to supply exhibits to the museum.[6] He left the university in 1944 to take up the appointment as director of the New York State Museum.[1] He created the Society for American Archaeology and began publishing the American Antiquity journal.[7]
Guthe Collection
editCarl Guthe went to several locations in the Philippines to look for archaeological evidence. There are 485 sites represented in the total collection, 120 caves, 134 burial grounds and 231 graves. These artifacts are on display at the University of Michigan - Museum of Anthropology.[8]
Bibliography of Carl Guthe
edit- Guthe, Carl E. (1921). A Possible Solution of the Number Series on Pages 51 to 58 of the Dresden Codex (Online book). PAPERS OF THE PEABODY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY AND ETHNOLOGY, HARVARD UNIVERSITY. PEABODY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY AND ETHNOLOGY, HARVARD UNIVERSITY.
See also
edit- Griffin, James B. & Jones, Volney H. (April 1976). "Carl Eugen Guthe, 1893-1974". American Antiquity. 41 (2): 168–177. doi:10.1017/S0002731600092374. JSTOR 279167. S2CID 164262378.
https://anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1525/aa.1927.29.1.02a00040
References
edit- ^ a b "Carl Guthe Leaves Campus To Take Albany Post". The Michigan Alumnus (188). Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "Karl Eugen Guthe". The Michigan Alumnus (74–78). Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "OBITUARIES Karl F. Guthe". The University record. The Regents of the University of Michigan. 20 June 1994. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "Carl Eugen Guthe Papers 1919-1943". Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ Thompson, Raymond Harris (Winter 2002). "Archaeological Innocence at Pecos in 1917–1918". Kiva. 68 (2): 123–127. doi:10.1080/00231940.2002.11758471. S2CID 162424479.
- ^ Guthe, Carl E. (1927). "The University of Michigan Philippine Expedition" (PDF). American Anthropologist. 29 (1): 69–76. doi:10.1525/aa.1927.29.1.02a00040. hdl:2027.42/75181. ISSN 1548-1433.
- ^ "Carl E. Guthe". University of Michigan. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ Solheim, William (2002). The archaeology of central Philippines: A study chiefly of the Iron Age and its relationships. Manila: Bureau of Print.