Buell Halvor Quain (May 31, 1912 – August 2, 1939) was an American ethnologist who, after graduating from University of Wisconsin–Madison and studying as a graduate student at Columbia University, worked with native peoples in Fiji and Brazil.[1][2] He published a total of four books, three of them posthumously.
On August 2, 1939, at the age of 27, Buell Quain committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree in the Brazilian rainforest. The reason for the suicide is somewhat unclear - some reports suggested that he had written about having caught an incurable disease, but other reasons were mooted.[4]
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The mystery surrounding his death by suicide was the subject of Brazilian author Bernardo Carvalho's 2002 novel Nove Noites.
buell, quain, buell, halvor, quain, 1912, august, 1939, american, ethnologist, after, graduating, from, university, wisconsin, madison, studying, graduate, student, columbia, university, worked, with, native, peoples, fiji, brazil, published, total, four, book. Buell Halvor Quain May 31 1912 August 2 1939 was an American ethnologist who after graduating from University of Wisconsin Madison and studying as a graduate student at Columbia University worked with native peoples in Fiji and Brazil 1 2 He published a total of four books three of them posthumously Buell QuainBornBuell Halvor Quain 1912 05 31 May 31 1912Bismarck North Dakota USADiedAugust 2 1939 1939 08 02 aged 27 BrazilCause of deathSuicideNationalityAmericanAlma materUniversity of Wisconsin Madison Columbia UniversityOccupationEthnologistIn 1938 Quain travelled to Brazil to work with the Kraho people of the Brazilian rainforest where he also spent time in the Trumai village 3 Contents 1 Death 2 Other 3 Bibliography 4 References 5 External linksDeath editOn August 2 1939 at the age of 27 Buell Quain committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree in the Brazilian rainforest The reason for the suicide is somewhat unclear some reports suggested that he had written about having caught an incurable disease but other reasons were mooted 4 Other editThe mystery surrounding his death by suicide was the subject of Brazilian author Bernardo Carvalho s 2002 novel Nove Noites Bibliography editThe Iroquois 1937 The Flight of the Chiefs 1942 The Trumai Indians of Central Brazil 1955 with Robert Francis Murphy Fijian Village 1970References edit Cyril Belshaw 2002 03 27 The Effects of Limited Anthropological Theory on Problems of Fijian Administration Anthropologising ca Archived from the original on 2008 05 04 Retrieved 2008 06 18 Elma Lia Nascimento 2003 01 19 White Chief s Gone Brazzil com Retrieved 2008 06 18 Quain Buell Murphy Robert F 1955 The Trumai Indians of Central Brazil PDF Locust Valley N Y J J Augustin ERIKSMOEN CURT Promising anthropologist from Bismarck died young Bismarck Tribune Retrieved 2017 06 05 External links editMinnesota State University nbsp nbsp This article about an American scientist in academia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Buell Quain amp oldid 1155629282, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
