William Corless Mills

William Corless Mills
Bookplate of William Corless Mills, showing archaeological artefacts and a skeleton
Born	January 2, 1860 Pyrmont, Ohio
Died	January 17, 1928
Nationality	US
Fields	Native American

William Corless Mills (January 2, 1860 - January 17, 1928) was a US museum curator.

Mills was born in Pyrmont, Ohio.

Mills specialized in Native American remains, leading excavations in Adena Mound, Ohio (1901)

Mills was the second curator and librarian of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society (1898–1928), following Warren K. Moorehead. He also was

member of the American Ornithological Union
member and librarian of the Ohio Academy of Science
member and president of the Wheaton Ornithological Society
member and treasurer of the Columbus Horticultural Society
charter member of the American Association of Museums
member of the Columbus Iris Society
member of the National Research Council of Archaeology
fellow of the American Ethnological Society
fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
fellow of the American Anthropological Society
assistant editor of the Ohio Naturalist
lecturer in Sociology in the College of Commerce and Administration of the Ohio State University

Mills died in Columbus, Ohio.

Works

Excavation of the Adena Mound (1902)

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Picture and description of his work

Persondata
Name	Mills, William Corless
Alternative names
Short description	US museum curator
Date of birth	January 2, 1860
Place of birth	Pyrmont, Ohio
Date of death	January 17, 1928
Place of death	Columbus, Ohio