William Henry Furness III
William Henry Furness III | |
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| Born | August 10, 1866 |
| Died | August 11, 1920 (aged 54) |
| Alma mater | Harvard University University of Pennsylvania Medical School |
| Occupation(s) | Physician, ethnographer, author, explorer |
| Father | Horace Howard Furness |
| Relatives | William Henry Furness (grandfather) |
William Henry Furness III (August 10, 1866 – August 11, 1920) was an American physician, ethnographer and author from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He made multiple trips to the South Pacific, and was among the first to study and photograph the Kayan people of Borneo and the Wa'ab people on the island of Yap.