Diamond Jenness | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Diamond Jenness at Bernard Harbour, 1916 | |
| Born | February 10, 1886 |
| Died | November 29, 1969 (aged 83) Chelsea, Quebec, Canada |
| Resting place | Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Education | University of New Zealand (from the constituent college in Wellington, then called Victoria University College) Balliol College, University of Oxford |
| Occupation | Anthropologist |
| Employer | National Museum of Canada |
| Known for | His comprehensive early studies of Canada's First Nation's people and the Copper Inuit. |
| Predecessor | Dr. Edward Sapir |
| Spouse | Frances Eilleen Jenness |
| Children | John L. Jenness, Stuart E. Jenness, Robert A. Jenness |
Diamond Jenness, CC FRCGS (February 10, 1886, Wellington, New Zealand – November 29, 1969, Chelsea, Quebec, Canada) was one of Canada's greatest early scientists[1][2] and a pioneer of Canadian anthropology.
- ^ Granatstein, J., 1998. "Sir William Logan", Maclean's magazine, vol. 111, no. 26, (July 1), pp. 38–40.
- ^ "Father of Inuit Archaeology - Diamon Jenness". 20 July 2023. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
in 1998 Maclean's magazine listed him as one of the 100 most important Canadians in history as well as third among the ten foremost Canadian scientists.