Henry Gillman Explained

Henry Gillman should not be confused with Henry Gilman.

Henry Gillman
Birth Date:16 November 1833
Birth Place:Kinsale, Ireland
Death Place:Detroit, Michigan, United States
Occupation:Ethnologist, curator
Signature:Signature of Henry Gillman (1833–1915).png

Henry Gillman (November 16, 1833 – July 30, 1915) was an ethnologist, curator for the Detroit Scientific Society, a librarian at the Detroit Public Library, and later he was affiliated with Harvard University's Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. Early in his career he was a survey assistant for the U.S. Department of War and made charts of many Michigan locations.

Biography

Henry Gillman was born in Kinsale, Ireland on November 16, 1833.[1]

In 1876, Gillman, working with the Peabody Museum and with the permission of the U.S. government, excavated the remains of the Fort Wayne burial mound. His findings were published in a report and the artifacts were given to the Peabody Museum. He had opened other mounds around Detroit and the River Rouge areas as well.

He served as consul of the United States to Jerusalem from 1886 to 1891.[1] [2]

He died in Detroit on July 30, 1915.[2] [3]

Selected bibliography

Article read before the annual meeting of the Pioneer Society, 1877.

Also available at Pure Michigan.com.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kark, Ruth . https://books.google.com/books?id=LkAvPDl5yfgC&pg=PA327 . American Consuls in the Holy Land, 1832–1914 . Biographies . Ruth Kark . . 9780814325230 . 327 . 1994 . 2020-03-03 . Google Books.
  2. Book: Kark, Ruth . https://books.google.com/books?id=LkAvPDl5yfgC&pg=PA329 . American Consuls in the Holy Land, 1832–1914 . Biographies . Ruth Kark . . 9780814325230 . 329 . 1994 . 2020-03-03 . Google Books.
  3. News: Sterblichkeitsbericht . Mortality Report . Detroiter Abend-Post . 7 . German . 1915-08-05 . 2022-03-28 . Newspapers.com.