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{{Refimprove|auto=yes|date=December 2009}}'''Walter Hough, Ph.D.''' (1859–1935) was an American [[ethnologist]] who worked for the [[Smithsonian Institution]].
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'''Walter Hough''',{{pronunciation needed|date=October 2023}} Ph.D. (April 23, 1859<ref name=Marquis>[https://archive.org/details/whoswhoinamerica02marq/page/558/mode/2up HOUGH, Walter], in ''[[Who's Who in America]]'' (1901-1902 edition); p. 558; via [[archive.org]]</ref>–1935) was an American [[ethnologist]] who worked for the [[Smithsonian Institution]].


==Life==
==Life==
Hough was born at [[Morgantown, West Virginia]]. He was educated at [[Monongalia Academy]], [[West Virginia Agricultural College]], and [[West Virginia University]] (A.B., 1883; Ph.D., 1894). He was employed at the [[National Museum of Natural History|Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History]] as an assistant (1886–94), as assistant [[curator]] of ethnology (1896–1910), and as curator from 1910 until his death in 1935. Though Hough's work revolved around cataloging the museum's collections, he also spent time doing [[Archaeology|archaeological]] field work in the [[Southwestern United States|American Southwest]]. In 1905, Hough unearthed preserved cobs of [[maize]] in a cave in [[New Mexico]] that helped subsequent archaeologists determine that the [[Mogollon culture|Mogollon ethnic group]] inhabited the area before the [[Ancestral Puebloans|Anasazi Puebloans]], who were previously considered to be the area's earliest inhabitants.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/ancient-maize-thousands-years-civilization-america-180970543/|title=What Ancient Maize Can Tell Us About Thousands of Years of Civilization in America|last=Mann|first=Charles C.|date=November 2018|website=Smithsonian Magazine|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-12-19}}</ref>
Hough was born at [[Morgantown, West Virginia|Morgantown]], [[Virginia]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Judd|first=Neil M.|date=July 1936|title=Walter Hough: An Appreciation|url=http://doi.wiley.com/10.1525/aa.1936.38.3.02a00110|journal=American Anthropologist|language=en|volume=38|issue=3|pages=471–481|doi=10.1525/aa.1936.38.3.02a00110|issn=0002-7294}}</ref> He was educated at [[Monongalia Academy]], [[West Virginia Agricultural College]], and [[West Virginia University]] (A.B., 1883; Ph.D., 1894). He was employed at the [[National Museum of Natural History|Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History]] as an assistant (1886–1894), as assistant [[curator]] of ethnology (1896–1910), and as curator from 1910 until his death in 1935. Though Hough's work revolved around cataloging the museum's collections, he also spent time doing [[Archaeology|archaeological]] field work in the [[Southwestern United States|American Southwest]]. In 1905, Hough unearthed preserved cobs of [[maize]] in a cave in [[New Mexico]] that helped subsequent archaeologists determine that the [[Mogollon culture|Mogollon ethnic group]] inhabited the area before the [[Ancestral Puebloans|Anasazi Puebloans]], who were previously considered to be the area's earliest inhabitants.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/ancient-maize-thousands-years-civilization-america-180970543/|title=What Ancient Maize Can Tell Us About Thousands of Years of Civilization in America|last=Mann|first=Charles C.|date=November 2018|website=Smithsonian Magazine|language=en|access-date=2018-12-19}}</ref>


[[File:Walter-hough-crop.jpg|thumb|left|Hough in Rock Creek Park, 1926]]
[[File:Walter-hough-crop.jpg|thumb|Hough in Rock Creek Park, 1926]]
In 1892, Hough was made Knight of the [[Order of Isabella the Catholic|Order of Isabella]] when in [[Madrid]] as a member of the United States Commission. He was also a member of Dr. [[J. Walter Fewkes]]' expedition to [[Arizona]] (1896–97).
In 1892, Hough was made Knight of the [[Order of Isabella the Catholic|Order of Isabella]] when in [[Madrid]] as a member of the United States Commission. He was also a member of Dr. [[J. Walter Fewkes]]' expedition to [[Arizona]] (1896–1897).


==Publications==
==Publications==
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| year = 1912
| year = 1912
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| title = Censers and incense of Mexico and Central America
| title = Censers and incense of Mexico and Central America
| periodical = Proceedings of the United States National Museum
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| issn = 0096-3801
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== Family ==
Hough married Myrtle Zuck, a botanical collector, of Holbrook, Arizona on the 29 December 29, 1897.<ref name=":0" />


==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1525/aa.1936.38.3.02a00110/pdf "Walter Hough: An Appreciation"], ''American Anthropologist'', Volume 38, Issue 3,
*Christy G. Turner, II and Jacqueline A. Turner, [https://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/280828?uid=3739936&uid=2129&uid=2&uid=70&uid=4&uid=3739256&sid=21102251988141 "The First Claim for Cannibalism in the Southwest: Walter Hough's 1901 Discovery at Canyon Butte Ruin 3, Northeastern Arizona"], ''American Antiquity'', Vol. 57, No. 4 (Oct., 1992), pp. 661-682
*Christy G. Turner, II and Jacqueline A. Turner, [https://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/280828?uid=3739936&uid=2129&uid=2&uid=70&uid=4&uid=3739256&sid=21102251988141 "The First Claim for Cannibalism in the Southwest: Walter Hough's 1901 Discovery at Canyon Butte Ruin 3, Northeastern Arizona"], ''American Antiquity'', Vol. 57, No. 4 (Oct., 1992), pp.&nbsp;661–682

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Latest revision as of 06:05, 31 May 2024

Walter Hough
Walter Hough in 1904
Born1859
Morgantown, Virginia, United States
Died1935, aged approximately 76
Alma materWest Virginia Agricultural College, West Virginia University
AwardsOrder of Isabella
Scientific career
FieldsEthnography, archaeology
InstitutionsSmithsonian Institution

Walter Hough,[pronunciation?] Ph.D. (April 23, 1859[1]–1935) was an American ethnologist who worked for the Smithsonian Institution.

Life

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Hough was born at Morgantown, Virginia.[2] He was educated at Monongalia Academy, West Virginia Agricultural College, and West Virginia University (A.B., 1883; Ph.D., 1894). He was employed at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History as an assistant (1886–1894), as assistant curator of ethnology (1896–1910), and as curator from 1910 until his death in 1935. Though Hough's work revolved around cataloging the museum's collections, he also spent time doing archaeological field work in the American Southwest. In 1905, Hough unearthed preserved cobs of maize in a cave in New Mexico that helped subsequent archaeologists determine that the Mogollon ethnic group inhabited the area before the Anasazi Puebloans, who were previously considered to be the area's earliest inhabitants.[3]

Hough in Rock Creek Park, 1926

In 1892, Hough was made Knight of the Order of Isabella when in Madrid as a member of the United States Commission. He was also a member of Dr. J. Walter Fewkes' expedition to Arizona (1896–1897).

Publications

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Family

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Hough married Myrtle Zuck, a botanical collector, of Holbrook, Arizona on the 29 December 29, 1897.[2]

References

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  1. ^ HOUGH, Walter, in Who's Who in America (1901-1902 edition); p. 558; via archive.org
  2. ^ a b Judd, Neil M. (July 1936). "Walter Hough: An Appreciation". American Anthropologist. 38 (3): 471–481. doi:10.1525/aa.1936.38.3.02a00110. ISSN 0002-7294.
  3. ^ Mann, Charles C. (November 2018). "What Ancient Maize Can Tell Us About Thousands of Years of Civilization in America". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  4. ^ Hough, Walter (1912), "Censers and incense of Mexico and Central America", Proceedings of the United States National Museum, vol. 42, no. 1887, Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press (etc.) (published 7 April 1912), pp. 109–137, doi:10.5479/si.00963801.42-1887.109, hdl:2027/gri.ark:/13960/t5z60gv4v, ISSN 0096-3801, retrieved 16 April 2010
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