Surgeon and archaeologist : born in
Thornbury, Pa., May 13, 1837: was graduated at Jefferson Medical College in 1861, and successively became assistant surgeon,
surgeon, and medical director in the 11th Army Corps in 1862-65.
He was editor of the
Medical and surgical reporter in 1867-87; became
Professor of Ethnology in the Academy of Natural Sciences at
Philadelphia, and
Professor of American Linguistics and Archaeology in the
University of
Pennsylvania.
His writings include
Notes on the Floridian Peninsula;
American hero myths;
Aboriginal American Anthology;
Primer of Mayan Hicroglyphics;
Religion of primitive peoples, etc. He died in
Atlantic City, N. J., July 31, 1899.