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Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829 (291)

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Timothy Pickering (b. July 17, 1745, Salem, MA–d. January 29, 1829, Salem, MA) was a politician from Massachusetts who served as the third United States Secretary of State under Presidents George Washington and John Adams. He also represented Massachusetts in both houses of Congress as a member of the Federalist Party. Born in Salem, Massachusetts, Pickering began a legal career after graduating from Harvard University. He won election to the Massachusetts General Court and served as a co...

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Pickering, William H. (William Henry), 1858- (174)

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Epithet: Inspector of Mines, York and Lincoln district Pickering later became Director of JPL. Pickering was Director of JPL....

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Pickering, William, 1796-1854 (58)

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William Pickering and his son Bernard Montagu Pickering were English publishers. Epithet: publisher

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Pickering, John, 1777-1846 (56)

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The son of statesman Timothy Pickering, John Pickering was a lawyer and philologist who practiced law in Salem and Boston. He compiled a lexicon of the Greek language (1826) and the first dictionary of Americanisms.

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Pickering, W. H. (William Hayward), 1910-2004 (174)

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William Hayward Pickering was born in Wellington, New Zealand, on December 24, 1910. After one year at the University of New Zealand, he entered California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in 1929. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering in 1932, his Master of Science degree in Physics in 1933, and his Doctorate in Physics in 1936, all from Caltech. After graduation, he joined the Caltech faculty, becoming a full professor of electrical engineering i...

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Pickering, Edward C. (Edward Charles), 1846-1919 (60)

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Epithet: Director, Harvard Astronomical Observatory Pickering (Harvard, S.B., 1865) taught astronomy at Harvard and was director of the Harvard College Observatory.

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Pickering, Charles, 1805-1878 (20)

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Pickering was a physician and a naturalist. He was a member of the Harvard College Class of 1823 but transferred to the Harvard Medical School and received an MD in 1826. In 1849 he was granted the AB with the Class of 1823. In 1827 he settled in Philadelphia where he practiced medicine and began active work with the Academy of Natural Sciences. He was appointed chief zoologist of the United States Exploring Expedition from 1838-1842. After this and other voyages, he made his home in Boston i...

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Bowditch, Charles P. (Charles Pickering), 1842-1921 (46)

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Charles Pickering Bowditch (born September 30, 1842; died June 1, 1921), was an early initiator and supporter of Meso and Central American research at the Peabody Museum. His interest in Maya studies was sparked by a pleasure trip to the Yucatan in 1888. Bowditch received both his A.B. (1863) and his M.A. (1866) from Harvard University. He was a leading member of the Museum's Committee for Central American Researchers from 1891 until his death. Bowditch joined the Department of A...

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Pickering. (5)

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Bowditch, H. P. (Henry Pickering), 1840-1911 (38)

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Bowditch (Harvard, A.B. 1861; M.D. 1868) studied physiology in Leipzig with Carl Ludwig, whose laboratory was the center for physiological study. He returned to Boston in 1871 and taught physiology at the Harvard Medical School; was appointed as first George Higginson Professor of Physiology; and with the establishment of the first physiological laboratory, brought German technological methods to the U.S. He helped in planning the Harvard Medical School and was active in public affairs, inclu...

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