About Charles Angus Cooke
Lived 1870 – 1958 (aged 87–88). Charles Angus Cooke was an ethnologist, publisher and writer.
Charles Angus Cooke (1870–1958), known as Thawennensere, was an Iroquois civil servant in the Government of Canada. He is most known for his publication Onkweonwe, which was a Mohawk-language newspaper. Cooke is also referred to for his ethnology work in recording more than 6,000 names Iroquoian names with phonetic spellings.
Early life and career beginnings Born in Oka, Quebec, to Adonhgnundagwen (He-has-left-the-Point-of-land),
Notable contributions
American Philosophical Society's collection The Cayuga Dialect of Iroquois Iroquois Personal Names, 1900-1951
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Who was Charles Angus Cooke?
iroquois civil servant and ethnologist
When was Charles Angus Cooke born?
Charles Angus Cooke was born on 22 March 1870 in Oka.
When did Charles Angus Cooke die?
Charles Angus Cooke died in 1958.
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Charles Angus Cooke was an ethnologist, publisher and writer.
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