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Dr Clarkson Davis “Clark” Wissler

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Birth	:	18 Sep 1870 Cambridge City, Wayne County, Indiana, USA
Death	:	25 Aug 1947 New York, USA
Burial	:	West Lawn Cemetery, Hagerstown, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.9138985, -85.1667023
Description	:	CLARK WISSLER: Clark Wissler was born near Dublin, Ind., in 1870, and graduated at the Hagerstown High School, in 1887. For several years he taught in the common schools of Wayne county and for one year was principal of the Hagerstown High School. He attended college at Purdue University and the University of Indiana, graduating in the latter in 1897. Later, he went to Columbia University, where he received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, in 1901. His other degrees are Bachelor of Arts, Indiana University, 1897, and Master of Arts, Indiana University, 1899. He has held the following positions: Assistant... Read More	CLARK WISSLER: Clark Wissler was born near Dublin, Ind., in 1870, and graduated at the Hagerstown High School, in 1887. For several years he taught in the common schools of Wayne county and for one year was principal of the Hagerstown High School. He attended college at Purdue University and the University of Indiana, graduating in the latter in 1897. Later, he went to Columbia University, where he received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, in 1901. His other degrees are Bachelor of Arts, Indiana University, 1897, and Master of Arts, Indiana University, 1899. He has held the following positions: Assistant in Psychology, Indiana University, 1895-97; Assistant in Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1897-99; Assistant in Psychology, Columbia University, 1899-1900; Fellow in Psychology, Columbia University, 1901-1902; Assistant in Anthropology, Columbia University, 1903-1905; Lecturer in Anthropology, Columbia University since 1905; Assistant in Ethnology, American Museum of Natural History, 1903-1905; Assistant Curator, 1905; Curator, 1906; and Curator of Anthropology since 1907. Mr. Wissler has written many scientific articles, mainly on anthropological subjects. The subjects of some are: "Decorative Art of Siouxs," "Statistics of Growth," "Review of Introduction of the Theory of Measurement," "Comparative Measurements of the Hard Palate in Normal and Feebleminded Individuals," "Spearman Correlation Formula," etc. Source: Memoirs Of Wayne County; Henry Clay Fox ~ 1912 Clark Wissler- Was a Lecturer in Anthropology at Columbia University, and a Professor of Anthropology at Yale. He became Professor Emeritus at Yale in 1941. While holding this position, he was also the Curator for the Department of Anthropology at the American Museum for a total of 37 years, until his retirement in 1942. Clark Wissler died in New York City on August 25, 1947. "He was one of the three or four leading American cultural Anthropologists of his time".

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Dr Clarkson Davis “Clark” Wissler's memorial is located at: West Lawn Cemetery, Hagerstown, Wayne County, USA.
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Dr Clarkson Davis “Clark” Wissler death on 25 Aug 1947 in New York, USA
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Latitude: 39.9138985
Longitude: -85.1667023

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Etta Viola Gebhart Wissler

(1876 - 1971)

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Stanley Gebhardt Wissler

(1900 - 1990)

Mary Viola Wissler

(1907 - 1982)

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Coordinate: 39.9138985, -85.1667023

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17. Nettle Creek Friends Quaker Cemetery
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18. Joel Pressel Family Burial Ground
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