Cornelius Osgood

Cornelius Berrien Osgood was an American anthropologist and ethnologist. He is known for his research among the Athapaskan-speaking people of interior Alaska.

Life

Osgood was born in Winchester, Massachusetts, on March20, 1905. He married Harriett Ellen Keeney on September25, 1930. They had two daughters. On December 23, 1963, he married his second wife, Soo Sui-ling. Osgood died on January 6, 1985.

Education and career

Osgood attended the University of Chicago, and received the degrees of Ph.B. in 1927 and Ph.D. in 1930, respectively.
Osgood served as the Curator of Anthropology at the Yale Peabody Museum from 1934 to 1973. He brought significant collections to the museum from his research expeditions in Japan, China and Korea.