Edwin Ferdon was an American ethnologist noted for his studies of the people of the Americas and Polynesia.
11 Facts About Edwin Ferdon
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Edwin Ferdon died on November 13,2002, at the age of 89.
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Edwin Ferdon's family moved to Coshocton, Ohio, where he attended high school.
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Edwin Ferdon attended the University of Minnesota and graduated in 1937.
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Edwin Ferdon left that job in order to do fieldwork in Ecuador for three years where he conducted archaeological surveys.
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Edwin Ferdon went on to attend the University of California to obtain a master's degree.
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In 1955, Thor Heyerdahl asked Edwin Ferdon to go on an expedition to Easter Island as an archaeologist.
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Edwin Ferdon was one of four archaeologists who went on the expedition.
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Edwin Ferdon published many books and articles on his studies.
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Edwin Ferdon worked for the Arizona State Museum at the University of Arizona and retired in 1983, after serving as associate director.
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Edwin Ferdon is buried at the East Lawn Cemetery in Tucson, Arizona.