Alfred E. Johnson


Alfred Edwin Johnson Jr. is an anthropologist and archaeologist at the University of Kansas. He specialized in the North American Plains and the Pueblo Indian culture.

Early life and education

Johnson was born in Ellsworth, Kansas, August 19, 1935 to Alfred E. Johnson Sr. and Ruth Sarah Johnson both of Kansas.
He received his B.A. in anthropology from the University of Kansas and his M.A. and Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Arizona. His dissertation research focused on Pueblo Indian culture.

Career

Johnson joined the faculty of the University of Kansas in 1965.

Books

Personal life

Johnson married fellow University of Arizona graduate student, Alice Ann Stofer in 1957 in Tucson, Arizona.