Shaler, Nathaniel Southgate, 1841-1906

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Birth 1841-02-20
Death 1906-04-10
Americans,
English,

Biographical notes:

Shaler (Harvard, S.B., 1862) taught paleontology and geology at Harvard and was Dean of the Lawrence Scientific School.

From the description of Papers of Nathaniel Southgate Shaler, 1872-1914 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972881

Prominent geologist and scholar, served with the Kentucky Geological Survey, and as a professor at the Lawrence Scientific School of Harvard University.

From the description of Nathaniel Southgate Shaler : papers, 1841-1906. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49336602

American geologist.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Cambridge, [Mass.], to Professor W.A. Knight, 1901 Nov. 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270662399

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Cambridge, Mass., to an unidentified recipient, 1882 Oct. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872239

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  • 1901 Nov. 8
  • Geological surveys
  • Geology
  • Lunar geology
  • Patriotic poetry
  • Poetry
  • Rivers
  • War poetry

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  • Kentucky (as recorded)
  • Kentucky (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Confederate States of America (as recorded)

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