James Mooney
American ethnographer
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James Mooney was an American ethnographer who lived for several years among the Cherokee. Known as "The Indian Man", he conducted major studies of Southeastern Indians, as well as of tribes on the Great Plains. Wikipedia
Born: February 10, 1861, Richmond, IN
Died: December 22, 1921 (age 60 years), Washington, D.C.
Parents: Ellen Devlin
Children: Paul Mooney
Affiliation: Smithsonian Institution
Research interests: Anthropology, Ethnology, and Cherokee
