John Thomas Link

Link is known for his work on Nebraska place names. He worked for the Conservation Department at the University of Nebraska from 1923-1936. He taught at Concordia University in Seward from 1903 until his death in 1936. He corresponded with pioneering ethnobotanist Melvin Gilmore concerning Native American place names. That correspondence is in his papers at the Nebraska State Historical Society. (Collection cited as RG1220.AM)

Author Of

Nonfiction

Keywords

Toponomy; Place Names; Geography of Nebraska; Native Americans

Places Worked

Nebraska Geological Survey
Conservation Division, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Concordia University, Seward, Nebraska

Bibliography

Toponomy of Nebraska. 1932.
Origins of Place Names of Nebraska. 1933.
Nebraska Place-Names. 1960. (contributor)

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