Buell Quain
| Buell Quain | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Buell Halvor Quain May 31, 1912 Bismarck, North Dakota, USA |
| Died |
August 2, 1939 (aged 27) Brazil |
Cause of death | Suicide |
| Nationality |
 American |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Occupation | Ethnologist |
Buell Halvor Quain (May 31, 1912 – August 2, 1939) was an American ethnologist who, after graduating from Columbia University, worked with native peoples in Fiji and Brazil.[1][2] He published a total of four books, three of them posthumously.
The mystery surrounding his death by suicide was the subject of Brazilian author Bernardo Carvalho's 2002 novel Nine Nights.[3]
Bibliography
- The Iroquois
- The Flight of the Chiefs - 1942
- The Trumai Indians of Central Brazil - 1955 (with Robert Francis Murphy)
- Fijian Village - 1970
References
- ↑ Cyril Belshaw (2002-03-27). "The Effects of Limited Anthropological Theory on Problems of Fijian Administration". Anthropologising.ca. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ↑ Elma Lia Nascimento (2003-01-19). "White Chief's Gone". Brazzil.com. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ↑ "Nine Nights". Metro.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
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