Brinton Memorial Meeting

<p>This volume presents the proceedings of the memorial meeting held on January 16 1900 by the American Philosophical Society in honor of Daniel Garrison Brinton (1837-1899) a prominent American archaeologist ethnologist and linguist who specialized in Native American cultures and languages. </p><p>The report includes eulogies biographical sketches and recollections from Brinton's colleagues and peers offering insights into his life work and the impact he had on the fields of anthropology and archaeology. Brinton Memorial Meeting serves as a valuable historical document capturing a moment in time when the American Philosophical Society paid tribute to one of its distinguished members. The volume provides a glimpse into the intellectual landscape of the late 19th and early 20th centuries reflecting the development of anthropological studies and the appreciation of Native American cultures.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>