앨버트 갤러틴

소개

에이브러햄 알폰스 앨버트 갤러틴(Abraham Alfonse Albert Gallatin, 1761년 1월 29일 ~ 1849년 8월 12일)는 미국의 민속학자, 언어학자, 정치가, 외교관이다. 초창기 미국 정부에서 13년 가까이에 걸쳐 재무장관을 지냈다. 갤러틴은 미국 원주민 관련 연구를 수행했으며, 미국 민족학회를 설립하여 ‘미국 민족학의 아버지’라고도 불린다.

Abraham Alfonse Albert Gallatin was a Genevan-American politician, diplomat, ethnologist, and linguist. Often described as "America's Swiss Founding Father", he was a leading figure in the early years of the United States, helping shape the new republic's financial system and foreign policy. Gallatin was a prominent member of the Democratic-Republican Party, represented Pennsylvania in both chambers of Congress, and held several influential roles across four presidencies, most notably as the longest serving U.S. secretary of the treasury. He is also known for his contributions to academia, namely as the founder of New York University and cofounder of the American Ethnological Society.