Frances Densmore
Frances Densmore | |
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| Born | May 21, 1867 Red Wing, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | June 5, 1957 (aged 90) Red Wing, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Resting place | Oakwood Cemetery |
| Known for | Preservation of Native American culture |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Anthropologist, specializing as a Comparative musicologist ethnographer and ethnomusicologist |
| Institutions | Bureau of American Ethnology |
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| Anthropology of art, media, music, dance and film |
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| Social and cultural anthropology |
Frances Theresa Densmore (May 21, 1867 – June 5, 1957) was an American anthropologist and ethnographer from Minnesota. Densmore studied Native American music and culture, and in modern terms, she may be described as an ethnomusicologist.