Benjamin Sharp papers and glass lantern slides 1844-1893

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Benjamin Sharp papers and glass lantern slides 1844-1893

Benjamin Sharp (1858-1915), a zoologist who was primarily affiliated with the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, attended Swarthmore College (1876) and earned a M.D. and Ph.D.from the University of Pennsylvania. He worked in the Caribbean, the Hawaiian Islands and in the Arctic, where he was in charge of zoology for Peary's first Arctic Expedition in 1891.

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Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

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The oldest natural science research institution and museum in the Americas, the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia was founded in 1812 "for the encouragement and cultivation of the sciences, and the advancement of useful learning." Since the founding of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, there have been twenty-eight presidents and five acting presidents (please see additional note for a complete list of Academy presidents). From 1937 to 1995, there were four pre...

University of Pennsylvania.

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In 1919 Edward Bushnell was appointed publicity agent for the University of Pennsylvania. His appointment began a long and expanding effort at public relations at the University. In 1954 the Department of Public Relations expanded its work to include two new units, Motion Picture Services and the Office of Radio and Television. These two offices operated until 1975 when they were phased out of a stream-lined department. From the description of University Film Collection, 1915-1989. (...

Sharp, Benjamin, 1885-1915

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Benjamin Sharp (1858-1915), was a zoologist and a professor of invertebrate zoology at the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania. Born on November 1, 1858 to Quaker parents, Benjamin and Hannah B. Sharp in Germantown, Philadelphia, Sharp earned his A.B. degree from Swarthmore College in 1878. He then went to the University of Pennsylvania where he studied medicine, earning his M.D. in 1879 and his Ph.D. in 1880. His education continued when he ...