Quote of the day
But man is a Noble Animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave, solemnizing Nativities and Deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting Ceremonies of Bravery, in the infamy of his nature. Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible Sun within us.
Clark Wissler
Born: September 18, 1870
Died: August 25, 1947 (aged 76)
Bio: Clark David Wissler was an American anthropologist.
Known for:
- Indians of the United States (1940)
- North American Indians of the plains (1912)
- Mythology of the Blackfoot Indians (1908)
- Costumes of the Plains Indians (1915)
- The sun dance of the Blackfoot Indians (1918)