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Kaj Birket-Smith

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Danish philologist (1893-1977)

AcademicsLived 1893 to 1977 · aged 84
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Kaj Birket-Smith was a Danish philologist and anthropologist. He specialized in studying the habits and language of the Inuit and Eyak. He was a member of Knud Rasmussen's 1921 Thule expedition. In 1940, he became director of the Ethnographic Department of the National Museum of Denmark.

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Anthropologist Frederica Annis Lopez de Leo de Laguna (1906-2004) at a 1937 symposium with Kaj Birket-Smith (right), where they presented a joint paper on Alaskan ethnology.Anthropologist Frederica Annis Lopez de Leo de Laguna (1906-2004) at a 1937 symposium with Kaj Birket-Smith (right), where they presented a joint paper on Alaskan ethnology.Sophus Birket-SmithSophus Birket-Smith

Awards 6

1969honorary doctor of the University of Uppsala
1963commander of the Order of the Dannebrog
1960honorary doctorate of the University of Basel
1951honorary doctorate of the University of Oslo
1937honorary doctor of the University of Pennsylvania
Hans Egede Medal

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Ejnar MikkelsenAlso won Hans Egede MedalSadie Tanner Mossell AlexanderAlso won honorary doctor of the University of PennsylvaniaHermann ChristAlso won honorary doctorate of the University of BaselHans Christian HagedornAlso won honorary doctorate of the University of OsloCarsten SmithAlso won honorary doctor of the University of UppsalaCharles FlahaultAlso won honorary doctor of the University of Uppsala

About this person

Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1893 to 1977 · aged 84
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8 languages

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