White, Charles A. (Charles Abiathar), 1826-1910

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American geologist and paleontologist. White was born in North Dighton, Mass. Later he moved to Burlington, Iowa where he worked as a carpenter and set about educating himself in the fields of medicine and geology before attending the University of Michigan and Rush Medical College. Professionally he practiced medicine in Iowa City; served as the Iowa state geologist (1866-1869); taught natural history at Iowa State University (1867-1873) and Bowdoin College (1873-1875); served as a geologist and paleontologist for the U.S. Geological Survey (1874-1892); and held the position of Curator of Paleontology at the U.S. National Museum (1879-1882). Clark authored 238 publications and received various awards including being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science; special life-time membership to the Biological Society of Washington; and an honorary Doctor of Laws degree conferred by Iowa State University.

From the description of Charles A. White papers, 1863-1904. (State Historical Society of Iowa, Library). WorldCat record id: 318104343

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associatedWith Capellini, Giovanni, 1833-1922. person
associatedWith Dana, James Dwight, 1813-1895. person
associatedWith Geinitz, Hanns Bruno, 1814-1900. person
associatedWith Guyot, Arnold-Henri, 1807-1884. person
correspondedWith Immigration Restriction League (U.S.). corporateBody
associatedWith Marsh, Othniel Charles, 1831-1899. person
associatedWith Sharswood, William, 1836-1905 person
associatedWith Winchell, Alexander, 1824-1891 person
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Birth 1826-01-26

Death 1910-06-29

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