Frances Densmore
Frances Theresa Densmore (May 21, 1867 – June 5, 1957) was an American anthropologist and ethnographer born in Red Wing, Minnesota. Densmore studied Native American music and culture, and in modern terms, she may be described as an ethnomusicologist.
Frances Densmore | |
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Frances Densmore | |
| Born | May 21, 1867 Red Wing, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | June 5, 1957 (aged 90) |
| Known for | Preservation of Native American culture |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Anthropologist, specializing as a Comparative musicologist ethnographer and ethnomusicologist |
| Institutions | Bureau of American Ethnology |
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| Anthropology of art, media, music, dance and film |
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| Social and cultural anthropology |
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