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Wissler

American  
[wis-ler] / ˈwɪs lər /

noun

  1. Clark, 1870–1947, U.S. anthropologist.


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"The results of our work counter the narrative and the anecdotal accounts of the time," says Wissler.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2023

If Wissler and DeWitte are correct, however, researchers need to explain why so many young people were apparently frail and vulnerable.

From Science Magazine ● Oct. 9, 2023

Janine Wissler, a federal lawmaker and co-leader of the opposition Left party, suggested the way out would be for the government to reverse its decision allowing the village to be razed.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 10, 2023

The Frankfurter Rundschau newspaper also reported that data had been requested from police computers ahead of threats against Wissler.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 24, 2020

A. L. Kroeber and Clark Wissler, among others, have shown that the decorative art on the moccasins, leggings, tents, food bags, etc., of the Indians, all representing a highly conventionalized symbol, expresses religious motives throughout.

From The Sex Worship and Symbolism of Primitive Races An Interpretation by Sanger Brown

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