Conklin, Harold C., collector.

Harold C. Conklin (born 1926) received his B.A. degree from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1950 and his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1955. He taught anthropology at Columbia University from 1954 until 1962, at which time he joined the Yale faculty. Conklin served as chair of the Department of Anthropology, curator of Anthropology, and director of Graduate Studies, as well as director of the Division of Anthropology at the Peabody Museum of Natural History. An emeritus professor, he retired from Yale in 1996. He is also the Frank Muzzy Crosby Professor Emeritus of the Human Environment. Conklin is considered a pioneer in the field of ethnoscience, a discipline dealing with the way in which inhabitants of a particular area understand and treat their environment. His research focused primarily on ecology, ethnology, and linguistics in Southeast Asia, particularly the Philippines. Conklin has authored numerous publications and articles in his field.

From the guide to the Harold C. Conklin papers, 1897-2005, (Manuscripts and Archives)

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