Stith Thompson

Stith Thompson
Stith Thompson
Born	March 7, 1885; Bloomfield, Kentucky, US
Died	January 10, 1976 (aged 90); Columbus, Indiana, US
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin; University of California, Berkeley; Harvard University;
Known for	Aarne–Thompson classification system; Motif-index of folk-literature;
	Scientific career
Fields	Folkloristics; English literature;
Institutions	University of Texas; Indiana University Bloomington;

Stith Thompson (March 7, 1885 – January 10, 1976) was an American folklorist: he has been described as "America's most important folklorist".

He is the "Thompson" of the Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index, which indexes folktales by type, and the author of the Motif-Index of Folk-Literature, a resource for folklorists that indexes motifs, granular elements of folklore.

Stith Thompson

Born	(1885-03-07)March 7, 1885 Bloomfield, Kentucky, US
Died	January 10, 1976(1976-01-10) (aged 90) Columbus, Indiana, US
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin University of California, Berkeley Harvard University
Known for	Aarne–Thompson classification system Motif-index of folk-literature
Scientific career
Fields	Folkloristics English literature
Institutions	University of Texas Indiana University Bloomington