John Eatton Le Conte correspondence,1829-1851 1829-1851

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John Eatton Le Conte correspondence,1829-1851 1829-1851

There are letters to and from Thaddeus W. Harris, Frederick E. Melsheimer, Levi W. Leonard, Henry McMurtrie, and Margaretta Hall Morris, on topics in natural history.

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Harris, Thaddeus William, 1795-1856

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Harris (Harvard, A.B. 1815; M.D. 1820) served as Librarian of Harvard, 1831-1856 and also lectured on natural history at Harvard, 1837-1842. He published about 100 articles on insects and insect-related diseases, compiled indexes to major works on entomology, and also wrote on squashes and pumpkins for the New England farmer. From the description of Papes of Thaddeus William Harris, 1818?-1852 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 40961354 ...

McMurtrie, Henry

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Melsheimer, Friedrich Ernst, 1782-1873

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Dr. Frederick Ernest Melsheimer was born in Hanover, Pa., in 1782. He attended local schools and earned a degree in medicine from a school in Baltimore. Melsheimer received much acclaim for his research in entomology and for his lectures on the Bible. He died in Davidsburg, Pa., on Mar. 10, 1873. From the description of Frederick E. Melsheimer's belief or persuation in the Godhead and his attributes founded on the Old and New Testament and the creation, 1840. (Millersville University...

Morris, Margaretta Hall

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Leonard, L. W. (Levi Washburn), 1790?-1864

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Le Conte, John Eatton, 1784-1860

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Le Conte was an engineer and naturalist who lived in New York City in 1831 to 1853 and in Philadelphia from 1852 to 1860. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1851. From the description of Extracts from portfolio of original figures of entomological and other subjects. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 122503613 John Eatton LeConte was an engineer and a naturalist. He was in the Corps of Topographical Engineers of the U.S. Army, 1818-1831. He studi...