Olmsted, Denison, 1791-1859

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Birth 1791-06-18
Death 1859-05-13

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Physician and professor of Connecticut.

From the description of Letter, 1838, Sept. 22 : New Haven, Connecticut, to Thomas Cushing. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35201351

Denison Olmsted taught mathematics, natural philosophy, and astronomy at Yale College from 1825-1859.

From the description of Notes taken from Profr. Olmsted's lectures on natural philosophy, 1827-1829. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122689401

From the guide to the Notes taken from Professor Olmsted's lectures on natural philosophy, 1827-1829, 1827-1829, (American Philosophical Society)

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