About George Henry Chase
Lived 1874 – 1952 (aged 77). George Henry Chase was an American anthropologist, art historian, archaeologist and university teacher.
George Henry Chase (June 13, 1874 – February 2, 1952) was an American archaeologist and educator. From 1916 through 1945 he was the first John E. Hudson Professor of Archaeology at Harvard University.
Biography George Henry Chase was born in Lynn, Massachusetts on June 13, 1874. He graduated from Harvard University in 1896.
Chase was the principal excavator at the Argive Heraeum. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1912 and the American Philosophical Society in 1929.
He died in Cambridge, Massachusetts on February 2, 1952, and was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
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American archaeologist (1874-1952)
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George Henry Chase was born on 13 June 1874 in Lynn.
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George Henry Chase died on 2 February 1952 in Cambridge.
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George Henry Chase was an anthropologist, art historian, archaeologist and university teacher.
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