Yusef S. Spero

Yusef S. Spero (1832-?) was the founder of Spero Creek, Nebraska, an archaeologist and anthropologist specializing in Native American studies.

Early Life
Born in 1832 in Cross Inn (now known as Ammanford), Wales to a Pakistani mother and English father. He grew up a relatively normal life, going to work for his father until he left home to go to Moravian College in 1859.

Moravian College
Yusef would go on to major in archaeology and minor in Native American studies at Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He took special interest in the Omaha people of Nebraska, writing his dissertation on them. In his first year, he would become an honor student amongst the college and founded the secretive Alpha Psi fraternity.

Spero Creek
After college, Yusef went on to found the town of Spero Creek, Nebraska. He began it as a camp to study the Omaha ruins, of which was dubbed the Miqe Site.

Disappearance
In April 1900, Yusef would make an expedition further up Mt. Shudemaho alone, not to be seen again. His body was never recovered. He was eventually written down as having died of a bobcat attack, though this was unconfirmed.