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Fay-Cooper Cole
1881–1961
A pioneering American anthropologist, he helped build anthropology at the University of Chicago and became known for vivid studies of the peoples and cultures of the Philippines and the wider Malay Archipelago. His work also reached a broader public through writing and teaching about human culture, evolution, and archaeology.
4 Audiobooks
The Wild Tribes of Davao District, Mindanao The R. F. Cummings Philippine Expedition
by Fay-Cooper Cole
The Tinguian: Social, Religious, and Economic Life of a Philippine Tribe
by Fay-Cooper Cole
Traditions of the Tinguian: a Study in Philippine Folk-Lore
by Fay-Cooper Cole
A Study in Tinguian Folk-Lore
by Fay-Cooper Cole
About the author
Born in Plainwell, Michigan, on August 8, 1881, he studied at Northwestern University and later earned a Ph.D. at Columbia University, where he was a student of Franz Boas. Early in his career he worked with the Field Museum and carried out field research in the Philippines and other parts of Southeast Asia, developing a lasting expertise in the Malay Archipelago.
He is especially remembered for his studies of Tinguian life and folklore and for helping bring careful ethnographic work to English-language readers. Beyond his field research, he played a major part in shaping anthropology as an academic discipline in the United States.
For most of his career he was associated with the University of Chicago, where he helped found and develop its anthropology program. He also supported archaeological work in the American Midwest and wrote accessible books on evolution and the growth of culture, leaving a legacy as both a scholar and a builder of institutions.