Charles Ernest Snow (11 April 1910 – 5 October 1967) was an American anthropologist.
Career edit
Born in Boulder, Colorado, Snow attended the University of Colorado and Harvard University. He assisted in a Bureau of Home Economics study examining growth patterns in young children. He then worked on an archaeological project with the Tennessee Valley Authority under William Snyder Webb; after the beginning of the Second World War ended the project, Webb hired Snow at the University of Kentucky Museum, and later in the anthropology and anatomy departments.[1] The two co-wrote The Adena People, "one of the major publications one eastern United States archaeology" at the time.[2] Snow received a Civilian Meritorious Service Award in 1948 for his work with the War Department and the American Graves Registration Service.[1]
Death edit
Snow had a heart attack while on vacation in Wisconsin. He was hospitalized at Madison General Hospital, where he had a second attack and died.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c Bass, William M (May 1968). "Charles Ernest Snow 1910-1967". American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 28 (3): 369–372. doi:10.1002/ajpa.1330280325. PMID 4877580.
- ^ Griffin, James B (1988). "Foreword". Adena people (Reprint ed.). Knoxville: Univ Of Tennessee Press. p. v. ISBN 9780870495687.