Thomas, Cyrus
ethnologist, author, was born July 27, 1825, in Kingsport, Tenn. He was a noted ethnologist and entomologist in the government service; and the author of Actidide of North America; Noxious and Beneficial Insects of Illinois; Study of the Manuscript Troano.; Notes on Certain Maya and Mexican Manuscripts; Aids to the Study of the Maya Chronicles; The Cherokees and the Shawnees in Pre-Columbian Times; Catalogue of Prehistoric Works East of the Rocky Mountains; and Mound Exploration of the Bureau of Ethnology.