Diamond Jenness, a pioneer of Canadian anthropology, was born in 1886 in New Zealand and worked at the National Museum of Canada.
Diamond Jenness, CC FRCGS (February 10, 1886, Wellington, New Zealand  November 29, 1969, Chelsea, Quebec, Canada) was one of Canada's greatest early scientists and a pioneer of Canadian anthropology. National Museum of Canada 
In 1926, Jenness succeeded Canada's first Chief Anthropologist, Dr. Edward Sapir, as Chief of Anthropology at the National Museum of Canada, a position he retained until his retirement in 1948. Diamond Jenness, CC FRCGS (February 10, 1886, Wellington, New Zealand  November 29, 1969, Chelsea, Quebec, Canada) was one of Canada's greatest early scientists and a pioneer of Canadian anthropology. 
