Daniel Garrison Brinton
Daniel Garrison Brinton was an American anthropologist, archaeologist, linguist, physician, writer and surgeon (1837–1899). He was born at Thornbury Township and died at Philadelphia.
Also recorded as Daniel Brinton; D. G. Brinton.
Daniel Garrison Brinton in brief
- Born
- 1837
- Died
- 1899
- Known for
- anthropologist, archaeologist, linguist, physician, writer, surgeon, ethnologist and university teacher
- Place of birth
- Thornbury Township
Contents
Career and activity
Daniel Garrison Brinton worked in archaeology, ethnology and medicine.
He belonged to American Philosophical Society. He worked at Philadelphia.
Catalogued works
46 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1870 to 1902.
On the cuspidiform petroglyphs, or so-called bird-track sculptures, of Ohio. History of the participation of the U.S. in the Columbian historical exposition at Madrid ... Catalogue of the Berendt linguistic collection. The books of Chilan Balam, the prophetic and historic records of the Mayas of Yucatan. The philosophic grammar of American languages, as set forth by Wilhelm von Humbolt. On the Mazatec language of Mexico and its affinities. Note on the classical murmex. The so-called "bow-puller" identified as the Greek myrmēx. A Lenâpe-English dictionary. Library of aboriginal American literature. William Penn's landing in Pennsylvania the bi-centennial anniversary date for celebration in A.D. 1882. The Gueguence. The archaeology of Cuba. The native calendar of Central America and Mexico. On an "inscribed tablet" from Long Island. The Etrusco-Libyan elements in the song of the Arval brethren. The ethnologic affinities of the ancient Etruscans. The pillars of Ben. Humboldt's studies in American languages. A Maya month name. Studies in South American native languages. On the remains of the foreigners discovered in Egypt by Mr. Flinders-Petrie, 1895, now in the museum of the University of Pennsylvania. Bibliography. A grammar of the Cakchiquel language of Guatemala. The "nation" as an element in anthropology. The probable nationality of the "mound builders ". Recent European contributions to the study of American archaeology. Report upon the Collections Exhibited at the Columbian Historical Exposition. The Güegüence. Essays of an Americanist. The myths of the New World. Personal beauty; how to cultivate and preserve it in accordance with the laws of health. The language of palaeolithic man. Races and peoples. American hero-myths. Aboriginal American authors and their productions. The written language of the ancient Mexicans. On an ancient human footprint from Nicaragua. A primer of Mayan hieroglyphics / by Daniel G. Brinton., dated 1895], held by Wellcome Collection. The American race : a linguistic classification and ethnographic description of the native tribes of North and South America / by Daniel G. Brinton., dated 1901, held by Wellcome Collection. The myths of the New World : a treatise on the symbolism and mythology of the red race of America / by Daniel G. Brinton., dated 1896, held by Wellcome Collection. Essays of an Americanist : I. Ethnologic and archæologic. II. Mythology and folk lore. III. Graphic systems and literature. IV. Linguistic / by Daniel G. Brinton., dated 1890, held by Wellcome Collection. The basis of social relations : a study in ethnic psychology / by Daniel G. Brinton ; edited by Livingston Farrand., dated 1902, held by Wellcome Collection. A study of the manuscript Troano / by Cyrus Thomas ; with an introduction by D.G. Brinton., dated 1882, held by Wellcome Collection. The annals of the Cakchiquels : the original text / with a translation, notes and introduction by Daniel G. Brinton., dated 1885, held by Wellcome Collection. The laws of health in relation to the human form / by D.G. Brinton and Geo. H. Napheys., dated 1870, held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.
Wellcome Collection: 8 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Brinton, Daniel Garrison (1837-1899), ethnologist, American National Biography Online, 2000. Expressive Enlightenment: Subjectivity and Solidarity in Daniel Garrison Brinton, Franz Boas, and Carlos Montezuma, Indigenous Visions, 2018. Daniel Garrison Brinton, Science, 1900. Daniel Garrison Brinton, Scientific American, 1894. Daniel Garrison Brinton, American Anthropologist, 1899.
Digitised editions and texts
20 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive and Project Gutenberg.
Religions of Primitive Peoples (1897) — Internet Archive. Library of Aboriginal American Literature (1890) — Internet Archive. The Religious Sentiment: Its Source and Aim; a Contribution to the Science and Philosophy of ... (1876) — Internet Archive. The Books of Chilan Balam: The Prophetic and Historic Records of the Mayas of Yucatan (1882) — Internet Archive. The Basis of Social Relations: A Study in Ethnic Psychology (1902) — Internet Archive. The Güegüence; A Comedy Ballet in the Nahuatl-Spanish Dialect of Nicaragua — Internet Archive. American Hero-Myths: A Study in the Native Religions of the Western Continent (2023) — Internet Archive. Aboriginal American Authors and Their Productions...: Especially Those in the Native Languages ... (1883) — Internet Archive. Gateway to a nation; the Middle Atlantic States and their influence on the development of the Nation (1956) — Internet Archive. Studies in South American Native Languages: From Mss. and Rare Printed Sources (1892) — Internet Archive. The Pursuit of Happiness A Book of Studies and Strowings — Internet Archive. Essays of an Americanist: I. Ethnologic and Archæologic. II. Mythology and Folk Lore. III. Graphic Systems and Literature. IV. Linguistic. — Project Gutenberg. Ancient Nahuatl Poetry, Containing the Nahuatl Text of XXVII Ancient Mexican Poems: Brinton's Library of Aboriginal American Literature Number VII. — Project Gutenberg. Races and Peoples: Lectures on the Science of Ethnography — Project Gutenberg. The Lenâpé and Their Legends: With the complete text and symbols of the Walam olum, a new translation, and an inquiry into its authenticity — Project Gutenberg. The Myths of the New World: A Treatise on the Symbolism and Mythology of the Red Race of America — Project Gutenberg. The Religious Sentiment: Its Source and Aim: A Contribution to the Science and; Philosophy of Religion — Project Gutenberg. The Pursuit of Happiness: A Book of Studies and Strowings — Project Gutenberg. Nagualism: A Study in Native American Folk-lore and History — Project Gutenberg. A Primer of Mayan Hieroglyphics — Project Gutenberg.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 14 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
Chronology
- 1837Daniel Garrison Brinton born at Thornbury Township.
- 1876The Religious Sentiment: Its Source and Aim; a Contribution to the Science and Philosophy of ... digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1882A study of the manuscript Troano / by Cyrus Thomas ; with an introduction by D.G. Brinton. (Wellcome Collection).
- 1882The Books of Chilan Balam: The Prophetic and Historic Records of the Mayas of Yucatan digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1883Aboriginal American Authors and Their Productions...: Especially Those in the Native Languages ... digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1885The Lenâpé and their legends : with the complete text and symbols of the Walam olum, a new translation, and an inquiry into its authenticity digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1889A Lenâpe-English Dictionary digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1890Essays of an Americanist : I. Ethnologic and archæologic. II. Mythology and folk lore. III. Graphic systems and literature. IV. Linguistic / by Daniel G. Brinton. (Wellcome Collection).
- 1890Library of Aboriginal American Literature digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1891Chrestomathie maya d'après la chronique de Chac-Xulub-Chen; extrait de la ... digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1895A primer of Mayan hieroglyphics / by Daniel G. Brinton. (Wellcome Collection).
- 1896The myths of the New World : a treatise on the symbolism and mythology of the red race of America / by Daniel G. Brinton. (Wellcome Collection).
- 1896The Myths of the New World: A Treatise on the Symbolism and Mythology of the Red Race of America digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1897Religions of Primitive Peoples digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1899Daniel Garrison Brinton died at Philadelphia.
- 1901The American race : a linguistic classification and ethnographic description of the native tribes of North and South America / by Daniel G. Brinton. (Wellcome Collection).
- 1902The basis of social relations : a study in ethnic psychology / by Daniel G. Brinton ; edited by Livingston Farrand. (Wellcome Collection).
- 1902The Basis of Social Relations: A Study in Ethnic Psychology digitised by Internet Archive.
Sources
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- 1.
Brinton, Daniel Garrison (1837-1899), ethnologist, American National Biography Online, 2000
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Daniel Garrison Brinton, American Anthropologist, 1899
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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- 4.
Daniel Garrison Brinton, Scientific American, 1894
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Expressive Enlightenment: Subjectivity and Solidarity in Daniel Garrison Brinton, Franz Boas, and Carlos Montezuma, Indigenous Visions, 2018
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Open Library author record for Daniel Garrison Brinton (Internet Archive), 97 catalogued works.
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Internet Archive, 39 digitised items catalogued under Daniel Garrison Brinton as creator.
digital repository · Unverified
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Project Gutenberg holds 26 full texts attributed to Daniel Garrison Brinton.
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Wellcome Collection catalogue records 8 works naming Daniel Garrison Brinton.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q1160821: Daniel Garrison Brinton
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
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“Daniel Garrison Brinton”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
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