Buell Halvor Quain (May 31, 1912 – August 2, 1939) was an American ethnologist who, after graduating from University of Wisconsin–Madison and studying as a graduate student at Columbia University , worked with native peoples in Fiji and Brazil . He published a total of four books, three of them posthumously.
4-661: Surname Quain is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Buell Quain (1912–1939), American ethnologist Eric P. Quain (1870–1962), American physician Fannie Almara Quain (1874–1950), American family physician John Richard Quain (1816–1876), Irish barrister and judge Jones Quain (1796–1865), Irish anatomist Kevin Quain , Canadian musician Richard Quain (Irish physician) (1816–1898), Irish physician Richard Quain (1800–1887), English anatomist and surgeon See also [ edit ] An Examination of
8-527: The Brazilian rainforest, where he also spent time in the Trumai village. On August 2, 1939, at the age of 27, Buell Quain committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree in the Brazilian rainforest. The reason for the suicide is somewhat unclear - some reports suggested that he had written about having caught an incurable disease, but other reasons were mooted. The mystery surrounding his death by suicide
12-521: The Work of Herbert Quain , a 1941 short story by Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges Quain Professor , the professorship title for certain disciplines at University College, London, England [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Quain . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding
16-500: The person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Quain&oldid=1165583437 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Buell Quain In 1938, Quain travelled to Brazil to work with the Kraho people of
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