Kaj Birket-Smith

1893 - 1977

country of citizenship: Denmark

languages spoken, written or signed: Danish

occupation: anthropologist, linguist, author, geographer, photographer

award received: Fortjenstmedaljen i sølv, commander of the Order of the Dannebrog, honorary doctor of the University of Pennsylvania, honorary doctorate of the University of Oslo, honorary doctorate of the University of Basel, honorary doctor of the University of Uppsala

Kaj Birket-Smith (20 January 1893 – 28 October 1977) was a Danish philologist and anthropologist. He specialized in studying the habits and language of the Inuit and Eyak. He was a member of Knud Rasmussen's 1921 Thule expedition. In 1940, he became director of the Ethnographic Department of the National Museum of Denmark. Source: Wikipedia (en)

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