Bruce Trigger

Bruce G. Trigger
Born(1937-06-18)June 18, 1937
DiedDecember 1, 2006(2006-12-01) (aged 69)[2]
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)archaeologist and ethnohistorian
SpouseBarbara Welch [2]
ChildrenIsabel Trigger and Rosalyn Trigger
AwardsInnis-Gérin Medal, Cornplanter Medal, Officer of the National Order of Quebec, Officer of the Order of Canada
Academic background
EducationSt. Mary’s Collegiate Institute
Stratford Collegiate Institute
Alma materUniversity of Toronto (B.A., 1959) Yale University (Ph.D., 1964)
ThesisHistory and Settlement of Lower Nubia[1] (1964)
Doctoral advisorWilliam Kelly Simpson and Michael D. Coe
Academic work
DisciplineArchaeology
Anthropology
Ethnohistory
InstitutionsNorthwestern University
McGill University

Bruce Graham Trigger OC OQ FRSC (June 18, 1937 – December 1, 2006) was a Canadian archaeologist, anthropologist, and ethnohistorian. He was appointed the James McGill Professor at McGill University in 2001.[3]

  1. ^ Klejn, Leo S. (2008). "Bruce Trigger in World Archaeology". Bulletin of the History of Archaeology. 18 (2): 7. doi:10.5334/bha.18202.
  2. ^ a b Smith, Pamela Jane (2007). "Necrology: A reflection on Bruce and Barbara Trigger based on oral-historical interviews and personal correspondence". Bulletin of the History of Archaeology. 17 (1): 52. doi:10.5334/bha.17116.
  3. ^ Patterson, Thomas (2014). "Trigger, Bruce Graham". In Smith, C. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology. New York: Springer Verlag. p. 75. doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-0465-2_1298. ISBN 978-1-4419-0465-2.

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