Jeremiah Curtin
Jeremiah Curtin (1835–1906) was an American linguist, translator and collector of fairy tales.
Jeremiah Curtin
- Born
- 1835 · Detroit.
- Died
- 1906 · Burlington.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- linguist · translator · collector of fairy tales · writer · folklorist · ethnographer · ethnologist
- Fields
- folkloristics · ethnography · translating activity
- Education
- Harvard University · Harvard College · Phillips Exeter Academy
- Languages
- English · Polish
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Biography
Born at Detroit in 1835, died in Burlington in 1906.
Jeremiah Curtin studied at Harvard University, Harvard College and Phillips Exeter Academy. The recorded working language is English and Polish. The field of work recorded is folkloristics, ethnography and translating activity.
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Detroit.
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Burlington.
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 26 August 2026.
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