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Clark Wissler (1870–1947) was an American anthropologist who spent his career at the American Museum of Natural History, where he served as curator of anthropology. He is best known for formulating the "culture area" concept, a framework used to classify Indigenous peoples of North America based on shared geographic and environmental characteristics. Wissler conducted extensive ethnographic fieldwork among the Blackfoot and other Plains Indians, systematically organizing extensive data on their material culture, social organization, and mythology. His methodological approach significantly shaped early 20th-century ethnography.
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Clark Wissler ranks #191 of 304 in the Anthropologist ranking, behind Fred Eggan, ahead of Rodney Needham.
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