William Mulloy
William Mulloy | |
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| Born | William Thomas Mulloy Jr. May 3, 1917 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Died | March 25, 1978 (aged 60) Laramie, Wyoming, U.S. |
| Resting place | Tahai, Easter Island |
| Occupation | Anthropologist |
| Years active | 1930s–1978 |
| Known for | Investigations into the production, transportation and erection of the moai on Easter Island |
William Thomas Mulloy Jr. (May 3, 1917 – March 25, 1978) was an American anthropologist. While his early research established him as a formidable scholar and skillful fieldwork supervisor in the province of North American Plains archaeology, he is best known for his studies of Polynesian prehistory, especially his investigations into the production, transportation and erection of the monumental statuary on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) known as moai.