Edwin Hamilton Davis

Edwin Hamilton Davis
Born(1811-01-22)January 22, 1811
DiedMay 15, 1888(1888-05-15) (aged 77)
New York, New York
Education
Occupation(s)Archaeologist, physician
Known forCollection of mound relics
Spouse
Lucy Woodbridge
(m. 1841)
Children9
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Edwin Hamilton Davis (January 22, 1811 – May 15, 1888) was an American physician and self taught archaeologist who completed pioneering investigations of the mound builders in the Mississippi Valley. Davis gathered what, at that time, was the largest privately held collection of prehistoric Indian artifacts in the United States.[1]

  1. ^ "Grandview Cemetery". Grandview Cemetery. Archived from the original on November 18, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2012.