Edwin Hamilton Davis | |
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Born | Hillsboro,Ohio | January 22, 1811
Died | May 15, 1888 New York, New York | (aged 77)
Education | |
Occupation(s) | Archaeologist, physician |
Known for | Collection of mound relics |
Spouse |
Lucy Woodbridge (m. 1841) |
Children | 9 |
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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]