Early Life and Education
Born in Gardiner, Maine, Swanton attended local schools and then entered Harvard University. He earned a Masters in 1897 and a doctorate in 1900. His mentor at Harvard was Frederic Ward Putnam. He studied linguistics with Franz Boas at Columbia University in 1898 and 1899.
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