Buell Quain

Buell Quain
Born	Buell Halvor Quain May 31, 1912 Bismarck, North Dakota, USA
Died	August 2, 1939 (aged 27) Brazil
Cause of death	Suicide
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Columbia University
Occupation	Ethnologist

Buell Halvor Quain (May 31, 1912 – August 2, 1939) was an American ethnologist who, after graduating from Columbia University, worked with native peoples in Fiji and Brazil.^[1][2] He published a total of four books, three of them posthumously.

The mystery surrounding his death by suicide was the subject of Brazilian author Bernardo Carvalho's 2002 novel Nine Nights.^[3]

Bibliography

• The Iroquois
• The Flight of the Chiefs - 1942
• The Trumai Indians of Central Brazil - 1955 (with Robert Francis Murphy)
• Fijian Village - 1970

References

1. Cyril Belshaw (2002-03-27). "The Effects of Limited Anthropological Theory on Problems of Fijian Administration". Anthropologising.ca. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
2. Elma Lia Nascimento (2003-01-19). "White Chief's Gone". Brazzil.com. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
3. "Nine Nights". Metro.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-06-18.

External links

• Minnesota State University