Fay-Cooper Cole

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Fay-Cooper Cole

Anthropology

#308

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Ethnography

#34

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Cultural Anthropology

#49

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• Anthropology

Fay-Cooper Cole's Degrees

• PhD Anthropology Columbia University

Why Is Fay-Cooper Cole Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Fay-Cooper Cole was a professor of anthropology and founder of the anthropology department at the University of Chicago; he was a student of Franz Boas. Most famously, he was a witness for the defense for John Scopes at the Scopes Trial. He graduated from Northwestern University in 1903 and became Assistant Curator of Anthropology of at the Field Museum of Natural History the following year. He led the museum's Philippine expeditions, collecting more than 5,000 objects, traveling together with his wife, Mabel Cook Cole, with whom he co-authored The Story of Man. He helped establish the University of Chicago's graduate program in Anthropology and started an archeological survey of Illinois. Cole also played a central role in planning the anthropology exhibits for the 1933 Century of Progress World's Fair. He was elected a Member of the American Philosophical Society in 1941.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Fay-Cooper Cole?

Fay-Cooper Cole is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of Chicago
• Columbia University