Waldo Rudolph Wedel Scientist

Waldo Rudolph Wedel (September 10, 1908 - August 27, 1996) was an American archaeologist and a central figure in the study of the prehistory of the Great Plains. He was born in Newton, Kansas to a family of Mennonites. In 1939 he married Mildred Mott, a fellow archaeologist and ethnohistorian. Wedel died in 1996 in Boulder, Colorado, about one year after Mildred’s death.

Personal facts

Birth date	September 10, 1908
Birth place	Newton Kansas
Date of death	August 27, 1996
Place of death	Boulder Colorado
Education	University of California Berkeley
Known for	Direct historical approach