Harry Evelyn Dorr Pollock
Harry Evelyn Dorr Pollock (born June 24, 1900 in Salt Lake City , † March 15, 1982 ) was an American anthropologist and archaeologist . As such, he made a contribution to the study of Mayan culture with his life's work .
Life
Pollock was a son of James Albert Pollock and Evelyn Prince Dorr. He studied anthropology at Harvard University and graduated with a Ph.D. In 1927 he went to the Yucatán with Sylvanus Morley's team and began his work in Chichen Itza . On site, he met Eric Thompson and Jean Charlotte . Later he also worked closely with Tatiana Proskouriakoff and Alfred Tozzer .
In 1940 he married Katherine Winslow. From the marriage the son Harry Winslow Pollock was born.
In 1966, Pollock was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .
Works
- A preliminary study of the ruins of Cobá , Carnegie Institution of Washington , 1932
- Round structures of aboriginal middle America , Carnegie institution of Washington, 1936
- Uaxactun , Guatemala. Group E - 1926-1931 , Carnegie institution of Washington, 1937
- Mayapan , Yucatan, Mexico , Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1962
- Monographs and papers in Maya archeology , 1970
- Maya blue: an updated record , 1971
- The Puuc . Peabody Museum, Cambridge 1980, ISBN 0-87365-693-8
literature
- American Men and Women of Science. 13th Edition, Volume 5: P – Sr. RR Bowker Company, New York and London 1976, ISBN 0-8352-0870-2 , ISSN 0065-9347 , p. 3502
- David L. Browman, Stephen Williams: Anthropology at Harvard , 2013, pp. 363-364
- Char Solomon: Tatiana Proskouriakoff: Interpreting the Ancient Maya , 2002, p. 126 ff
- The Antiquaries Journal , Volume 62, 1983, p. 501
- Who's Who in America. 40th edition: 1978–1979. Volume 2, Marquis Who's Who, Chicago 1978, ISBN 0-8379-0140-5 , p. 2594
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pollock, Harry Evelyn Dorr |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American anthropologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 24, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Salt Lake City |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 15, 1982 |