Ursula Graham Bower
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Ursula Violet Graham Bower MBE (later known as U. V. G. Betts) (15 May 1914 – 12 November 1988), was one of the pioneer anthropologists in the Naga Hills between 1937 and 1946 and a guerrilla fighter against the Japanese in Burma from 1942 to 1945.[1][2]
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Ursula G. Bower | |
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Born | (1914-05-15)15 May 1914 England |
Died | 12 November 1988(1988-11-12) (aged 74) |
Education | Roedean School |
Occupation | Anthropologist among the Nagas of the Naga Hills |
Known for | Leader of "Bower Force", Naga guerillas fighting Japanese armies that invaded Burma |
Works | Monographs on the Nagas and the Apatani |
Spouse | Frederick Nicholson Betts |
Parent | stepmother Barbara Euphan Todd |
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