Full Name C. Wesley Cowan Name Wes Cowan Nationality American Education University of Kentucky | Children 2 Known for History Detectives Website cowanauctions.com TV shows History Detectives | |
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Born September 4, 1951 (age 73) ( 1951-09-04 ) Louisville, Kentucky Alma mater University of Kentucky (B.A. and M.A., Anthropology)University of Michigan (Ph.D., Anthropology) Occupation anthropologist, antiques appraiser, TV personality Spouse(s) Shelley Cowan (1978 - ) Similar Elyse Luray, Dan Dotson, Jonathan Greenstein | ||
Auctioneer and Television persona Wes Cowan Epi 47, host Dr. Mark Sublette
C. Wesley Cowan (born September 4, 1951 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American anthropologist, auctioneer, and appraiser of antiques. He is an owner of Cowan's Auctions, Inc. in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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- Auctioneer and Television persona Wes Cowan Epi 47 host Dr Mark Sublette
- Education and career
- Books
- References
Education and career
Cowan is a licensed auctioneer in Ohio and received a B.A. and M.A. in Anthropology from the University of Kentucky, and a Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Michigan.
After receiving his Ph.D., he taught at the Anthropology Department of Ohio State University.
In 1984, Cowan moved to Cincinnati, Ohio to be the Curator of Archaeology at the Cincinnati Museum of Natural History & Science. He has published in the fields of American archaeology and paleoethnobotany.
In 1995, he left academia and founded his antiques business, Cowan's Auctions, Inc. in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Cowan has been a regular in the PBS series Antiques Roadshow and History Detectives.