Willey, Gordon R. 1913-2002

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Name (Latin)
Willey, Gordon R. 1913-2002
Other forms of name
Willey, Gordon Randolph, 1913-
Willey, Gordon R. (Gordon Randolph), 1913-
Date of birth
1913-03-07
Date of death
2002-04-28
Occupation
Archaeologists
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 108260771
Wikidata: Q2061236
Library of congress: n 79117145
OCoLC: oca00348857
Sources of Information
  • Ford, J. A.Crooks site ... 1940.
  • Archaeological researches in retrospect, 1982, c1974:CIP t.p. (Gordon R. Willey)
  • Harvard University gazette, May 2, 2002:p. 13 (b. Mar. 7, 1913, Chariton, Iowa; d. Apr. 28 [2002])
Wikipedia description:

Gordon Randolph Willey (7 March 1913 – 28 April 2002) was an American archaeologist who was described by colleagues as the "dean" of New World archaeology. Willey performed fieldwork at excavations in South America, Central America and the Southeastern United States; and pioneered the development and methodology for settlement patterns theories. He worked as an anthropologist for the Smithsonian Institution and as a professor at Harvard University.

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