Henry Schoolcraft

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Henry Schoolcraft was a 19th-century American geographer, ethnologist, and Indian agent best known for his explorations of the upper Midwest and his influential studies of Native American cultures.

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Henry Schoolcraft canonical 5
Henry Rowe Schoolcraft 1

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instanceOf Indian agent
ethnologist
geographer
human
birthDate 1793-03-28
birthPlace Albany County, New York
linked to: Albany County

Guilderland, New York
linked to: Guilderland
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1864-12-10
educatedAt Middlebury College
Union College
employer United States government
ethnicGroupStudied Cherokee
Ojibwe
Sioux
linked to: Sioux people
explored Lake Superior region
upper Great Lakes
upper Mississippi River region
familyName Schoolcraft
fieldOfWork Native American studies
ethnology
geography
genre ethnography
history
travel writing
givenName Henry
influenced Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
influenceOn The Song of Hiawatha
knownFor explorations of the upper Midwest
research on Ojibwe (Chippewa) peoples
studies of Native American cultures
languageOfWorkOrName English
name Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
linked to: Henry Schoolcraft
notableWork Algic Researches
Historical and Statistical Information Respecting the History, Condition and Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the United States
Oneóta, or Characteristics of the Red Race of America
occupation Indian agent
author
ethnologist
geographer
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C.
positionHeld Indian agent at Sault Ste. Marie
United States Indian agent
residence Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Washington, D.C.
spouse Jane Johnston Schoolcraft
Mary Howard

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Lake Itasca discoveredByEuropeans Henry Schoolcraft
Schoolcraft County, Michigan namedAfter Henry Schoolcraft
Schoolcraft, Michigan namedAfter Henry Schoolcraft
Schoolcraft Island namedAfter Henry Schoolcraft
Schoolcraft Island associatedWith Henry Schoolcraft
Henry Schoolcraft name Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
linked to: Henry Schoolcraft