Background
Charles Rau was born in 1826 at Verviers, Belgium. The details of his family and his early life are lacking.
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Early man in Europe
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Observations On Cup-shaped And Other Lapidarian Sculptures In The Old World And In America, Volume 5, Parts 1-3
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Prehistoric fishing in Europe and North America
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Ancient Aboriginal Trade in North America (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Ancient Aboriginal Trade in North America Morgan, League of the Iroquois, Rochester, 1851, p. 13. More precise information concerning this memorable expedition is to be found in the writings of Hennepin, Membré, Lahontan, and others. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Articles on Anthropological Subjects: Contributed to the Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution, From 1863 to 1877 (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Articles on Anthropological Subjects: Contributed to the Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution, From 1863 to 1877 While reading the work of the German missionary, I was struck with the amount of ethnological information contained in it, especially in the second part, which is exclusively devoted to the aboriginal inhabitants, as stated before; and upon conversing on the subject with some friends, members of the American Ethnological Society, they advised me to translate for publication if not the whole book, at least that part of it which relates to the native popala tion, of which we know, comparatively, perhaps less than of any other portion of the indigenous race of North America. As there is a growing taste for the study of ethnology manifested in this country, and, consequently, a tendency prevailing to collect all materials illustrating the former condition of the Ameri can aborigines in different parts of the continent, I complied with the request of my friends, and devoted my hours of leisure to the preparation of this little work, supposing that the account of a man who lived among those Californians a century ago, when their original state had been but little changed by inter course with Europeans, might be an acceptable addition to our stock of ethnological knowledge. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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The Archæological Collection of the United States National Museum: In Charge of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from The Archæological Collection of the United States National Museum: In Charge of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C Though the Smithsonian collections chiefly embrace aboriginal manufac tures, ancient and recent, derived from the northern half of the continent, or, in other words, from the vast territory bounded by the Atlantic and the Pacific, the arctic regions and the southern frontier of Mexico, it possesses, in addi tion, many valuable specimens, and even large collections, from the Antilles and from Central and South America. Perhaps the most important of these collections is one from Porto Rico, presented by the late Mr. George Latimer, for a long time a resident of that island. It comprises many specimens of pottery of a peculiar character, and several hundred articles of stone, among them one hundred and twenty-seven celts, numerous pestles, masks, rubbing stones, and, above all, a rich series of those curious oval or horse-collar-shaped objects, which have for many years attracted the attention and elicited the comments of archaeologists, both in Europe and in America. This collection is probably unsurpassed by any other derived from the Island Of Porto Rico. The Central American States are represented by hundreds of specimens of pottery and objects of stone, some of them of remarkable character. The large stone idols Obtained by Mr. E. G. Squier in Nicaragua, and described and figured by him in his well-known work on that State, are among the most valued relics of the National Museum. Peru has furnished a large collection of pottery, consisting of one hundred and twenty vessels moulded in the peculiar style formerly prevalent among the aborigines of that country, and also a number of mummies, or rather desiccated human bodies. The other parts of South America - Chile, Guiana, Brazil, and even the southernmost region of the continent, Tierra del Fuego - have likewise contributed their share to enrich the Museum of the capital. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Contributions to North American Ethnology, Vol. 5 (Classic Reprint)
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Charles Rau
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His attainments show, however, that he had the advantages of basic training of the finest sort in languages and other lines thought essential in the European curriculum of the period. Attendance at the University of Heidelberg is the sole clue to his advanced education. It may be deduced from his subsequent development that he first became interested in European archeology and thus formed the basis of his work in the American field.
The University of Freiburg, Baden, conferred the degree of Ph. D. upon him in 1882.
Career
In 1848 he sailed for America, arriving in New Orleans. He subsequently secured a position as teacher of languages at Belleville, Illinois, and later in New York City. The study of American archeology, which he had evidently begun under the stimulus of his instruction at Heidelberg, was continued in the United States.
In 1863 he published An Account of the aboriginal inhabitants of the California peninsula, a translation of the investigations of Jacob Baegert. North American Stone Implements and Ancient Aboriginal Trade in North America followed, being published in 1873 as part of the annual report of The Smithsonian Institution for 1872.
In 1875 he was appointed resident collaborator in ethnology, in the United States National Museum, a branch now comprising anthropology. His talent was enlisted in preparing for the Centennial Exposition of 1876. In cooperation with Frank Hamilton Cushing and Otis Tufton Mason, his contributions to the process of classification were invaluable.
Rau's work, The Archeological collection of the United States National Museum, was published by the Institution in 1876 and also appears in the Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge (1880). Early man in Europe appeared also in 1876. The Palenque tablet in the United States National Museum was first published in 1879 and one year later appeared in the Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge, "Observations on Cupshaped and other lapidarian sculptures in the Old World and in America" appeared in Contributions to North American Ethnology (1881). An extensive work, Prehistoric fishing in Europe and North America, was his last important contribution to science, appearing in the Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge (1885). A list of his writings from 1859 to 1882 was published in the Proceedings of the United States National Museum (1882). Established in reputation as the foremost American archeologist, he was the recipient of many honors from the archeological and anthropological societies of Europe and America.
In 1881 he was made curator of the department of archeology in the National Museum, holding the position till his death.
Achievements
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He was a painstaking and methodical scholar, reaching conclusions from which he could not be shaken. His analytical and orderly mind grasped readily and completely the subject of classification. The first in America to recognize the importance of the study of aboriginal technology, he had great and beneficial influence on pioneer anthropology.
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Articles on Anthropological Subjects: Contributed to the Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution, From 1863 to 1877 (Classic Reprint)
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The Archæological Collection of the United States National Museum: In Charge of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C (Classic Reprint)
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Observations On Cup-shaped And Other Lapidarian Sculptures In The Old World And In America, Volume 5, Parts 1-3
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Ancient Aboriginal Trade in North America (Classic Reprint)
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Contributions to North American Ethnology, Vol. 5 (Classic Reprint)
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Prehistoric fishing in Europe and North America
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Early man in Europe
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North American Stone Implements
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Articles on Anthropological Subjects: Contributed to the Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution, From 1863 to 1877 (Classic Reprint)
Personality
He was of medium height, spare and ascetic, with gray eyes and beard, and concealed great kindness and benevolence under a gruff exterior.
Connections
He was never married.
