 His wife, Dorothy Way Eggan (1901–1965), whom he married in 1939, was also an anthropologist.Frederick Eggan was a North American anthropologist in the 20th century and part of the anthropology department at the University of Chicago.He is a world-renowned social anthropologist, most famous for his works in the Southwest involving the Hopi Indians and many of the social changes that take place within the Western Pueblos.