Frederick Webb Hodge

Frederick Webb Hodge (October 28, 1864 – September 28, 1956) was an American editor, anthropologist, archaeologist, and historian.

Heye founded the Museum of the American Indian in 1916 in New York, where Hodge later served as editor and assistant director.

During his time at the Smithsonian, Hodge also conducted archeological expeditions and excavations at Nacoochee Mound in Georgia, and at Hawikuh, near Zuni Pueblo.

Hodge was the editor for Edward S. Curtis's monumental photography series, The North American Indian.

In 1915, accompanied by Heye, the museum's director, and staff member George H. Pepper, Hodge undertook archeological excavations at the Nacoochee Mound near Helen, Georgia.

[citation needed] Hodge was chosen to be the director of the Southwest Museum of the American Indian in Los Angeles.