Erminie Wheeler-Voegelin

Erminie Wheeler-Voegelin (April 2, 1903 – July 10, 1988) was an American award-winning anthropologist, folklorist, and ethnohistorian.

Erminie Wheeler-Voegelin
Born(1903-04-02)April 2, 1903
DiedJuly 10, 1988(1988-07-10) (aged 85)
SpouseCharles F. Voegelin
Academic background
Alma mater
  • University of California, Berkeley (BA, MA)
  • Yale University (PhD)
Academic work
DisciplineAnthropologist, folklorist, ethnohistorian

Her research and directorship of the Great Lakes-Ohio Valley Research Project at Indiana University has been used to backup Native Americans during court cases with the US government over treaty claims.

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