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Say, Thomas, 1787-1834

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Thomas Say (1787-1834) was a naturalist, entomologist, conchologist and explorer. The son of physician-apothecary Bejamin Say and his wife Ann Bonsall, granddaughter of the botanist John Bartram (1699-1777), Say was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on June 27, 1787. His mother died when he was six. Say’s connections with his great-uncle naturalist William Bartram (1739-1823), Bartram’s friend and neighbor the ornithologist Alexander Wilson (1766-1813) and Charles Wilson Peale (17...

Ruschenberger, W.S.W. (William Samuel Waithman), 1807-1895

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William Samuel Waithman Ruschenberger (1807-1895) was a physician in the U.S. Medical Corps from 1826 through the middle of the nineteenth century. He was born in Cumberland, NJ; educated in Philadelphia, PA, and New York, NY; and was appointed surgeon's mate in the U.S. Navy in 1826. His first cruise was aboard the U.S. frigate BRANDYWINE (1826-1829) which made port in several cities in South America including Callao, Peru; Valparaiso, Chile; and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He received the degree o...

Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887

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At only 27, the ornithologist Spencer Fullerton Baird (1823-1887) was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, a precocious appointment that suited a precocious scientist. Born into a well to do family in Reading, Pa., and raised in Carlisle, Baird acquired an interest in natural history even prior to enrolling at Dickinson College at age 13. Although he was not an outstanding student, he was unusually committed to his course in life, keeping meticulous notes of ...

Torrey, John, 1796-1873

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John Torrey (1796-1873) was one of the greatest figures in American botanical history. He led botanists in the adoption of the natural system of classification. His extensive herbarium became the foundation of the New York Botanical Garden Herbarium. Appointed botanist for the Geological Survey of the State of New York in 1836, he published the first compete flora of the state in addition to preparing descriptions of plants collected during surveys for the Pacific railroad routes, the...

Lyell, Charles, Sir, 1797-1875

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Sir Charles Lyell, first baronet, (1797-1875, APS, 1842) was a geologist and lawyer, whose Principles of Geology explained “former changes of the earth’s surface” by means of “modern causes.” Critical of the “catastrophist” views of many contemporary geologists, Lyell considered the earth “a system of balanced antagonistic processes,” a theory later described as uniformitarian. Although he rejected Jean Baptiste Lamarck’s theory of species mutability early in his career, later he favorabl...

Abert, John James, 1788-1863

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John James Abert (1788-1863) was a topographical engineer for the United States Army. He supervised many early national engineering projects, including the planning for a wagon road from Genoa, Utah to Carson Valley, Nevada. From the description of John James Abert letter, 1861 February 7. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 159957417 ...

Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867

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Alexander Dallas Bache (1806-1867) was an important scientific reformer during the early nineteenth century. From his position as superintendent of the United States Coast Survey, and through leadership roles in the scientific institutions of the time, Bache helped bring American science into alignment with the professional nature of its European counterpart. In addition, Bache fostered the reform of public education in America. On July 19, 1806 Alexander Dalla...

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...

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 ...

Von Humboldt, Alexander, 1769-1859

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Born in Berlin, Germany, and educated at the universities of Frankfurt and Göttingen, Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was one of the most prominent European figures of his age. His fame largely derived from his scientific expedition in Latin America between 1799 and 1804, which resulted in numerous discoveries, particularly related to physical geography and meteorology. Notably, he spent 1803 in New Spain (present day Mexico) conducting a census of the territory. Source: Alexander von ...

American Philosophical Society

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Benjamin Franklin founded the American Philosophical Society in 1743 in Philadelphia, patterning it after the Royal Society of London. It's purpose was the promotion of the study of science and the practical arts of agriculture, engineering trades, and manufactures. Subjects of today's "philosophy" were generally excluded from the societies of the 17th and 18th centuries and the word "philosophy" meant to them "love of knowledge," and was essentially the equivalent of today's "science." Interest...

Houghton, Douglass, 1809-1845

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The Michigan Geological Survey was created by Public Act 20 of 1837. Its purpose was to conduct a geological and mineralogical survey of the state. The state legislature appointed Douglass Houghton the first state geologist (1837). In 1921, the state legislature established the Department of Conservation, and the Michigan Geological Survey became part of that department (Public Act 17 of 1921). The Department of Conservation established the Geological Survey Division circa 1947. In 1968, the dep...

Gross, Joseph? B.

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Davis, Flora.

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Powell, W. Byrd (William Byrd), 1799-1866

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Combe, George, 1788-1858

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Scottish phrenologist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Boston, to an unidentified recipient in Salem, 1838 Oct. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270515793 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Edinburgh, to the Reverend John Pierpont, 1838 Aug. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270518623 Scottish lawyer and phrenologist. From the description of Papers, 1829-1838, [Edinburgh]. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 3144525...

Alison, William Pulteney, 1790-1859

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American Statistical Association

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Marshall, B. A. (Bruce A.)

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Massachusetts Medical Society

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Edmonds, Frederic

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Buchanan, Joseph R. (Joseph Rodes), 1814-1899

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American erratic physician and writer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Cincinnati, to the Reverend John Pierpont, 1851 Feb. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270517846 ...

Buckland, William, 1784-1856

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William Buckland was an English cleric, geologist, and vertebrate paleontologist. He was the first Reader of Geology, University of Oxford (from 1819). Buckland is most noted as the scientific discoverer of dinosaurs. From the description of Letters, 1817-1848. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122689446 English cleric William Buckland worked as a geologist and vertebrate paleontologist. The first Reader of Geology, University of Oxford (from 1819...

Herrick, Edward Claudius, 1811-1862

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Edward C. Herrick: Yale University librarian, 1843-1858; treasurer of Yale College, 1852-1862; scientist active in investigating the Hessian fly; also interested in astronomy. From the description of Edward Claudius Herrick papers, 1797-1862 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702168765 From the guide to the Edward Claudius Herrick papers, 1797-1862, (Manuscripts and Archives) ...

Audubon, John James, 1785-1851

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Naturalist, ornithologist, and artist, known for his Birds of America. From the description of Letters received, 1831-1853. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 56506202 Audubon was an American artist and ornithologost. From the guide to the John James Audubon letters and drawings, 1805-1892 (inclusive), 1805-1847 (bulk)., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) John James Audubon was a painter and ornithologist. Born in ...

Randall, J. W.

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Featherstonhaugh, George William, 1780-1866

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George William Featherstonhaugh was a geologist and traveler, and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1809. From the description of Papers, 1771-1856. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122464837 From the guide to the George William Featherstonhaugh papers, 1771-1856, 1771-1856, (American Philosophical Society) Epithet: diplomatist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:...

Drake, Daniel, 1785-1852

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Scientist and physician; founder of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. From the description of Daniel Drake letter to Charles D. Meigs [manuscript], 1847 June 19. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 505834256 Biographical note: Daniel Drake received his early medical training in Cincinnati, Ohio as an apprentice of Dr. William Goforth and engaged in practice in that city. After studying medicine formally at the University of Pennsylvania (1805, 1816)...

Wheaton, W.

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Lyceum of Natural History (New York)

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Bigsby, John J. (John Jeremiah), 1792-1881

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The Michigan Geological Survey was created by Public Act 20 of 1837. Its purpose was to conduct a geological and mineralogical survey of the state. The state legislature appointed Douglass Houghton the first state geologist (1837). In 1921, the state legislature established the Department of Conservation, and the Michigan Geological Survey became part of that department (Public Act 17 of 1921). The Department of Conservation established the Geological Survey Division circa 1947. In 1968, the dep...

Clemens, James W. B.

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Engelmann, George, 1809-1884

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George Engelmann was a botanist and physician in St. Louis, Missouri and was chief scientific advisor to Henry Shaw on the development of the Missouri Botanical Garden. He bought the Bernhardi herbarium and the first books for the library on a trip to Europe for Henry Shaw in 1857-1858. His herbarium was given to the Garden by his son after his death. From the description of George Engelmann papers, 1831-1914. (Missouri Botanical Garden). WorldCat record id: 61772595 Botanis...

Sowerby, James de Carle, 1787-1871

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James de Carle Sowerby was a natural-history illustrator, naturalist, author, and entrepreneur, and the secretary of the Royal Botanic Society. JDCS and his extended family produced independent works and journals, learned-societies' journals, and illustrations for other scientists. From the guide to the Papers of the Sowerby family of scientific illustrators., 1826-1865, (University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Department of Special Collections) ...

Sankey (?), M. E.

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Conrad, T. A. (Timothy Abbott), 1803-1877

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Caldwell, Charles, 1772-1853

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Physician. He developed Transylvania University's medical school into one of the nation's strongest and was co-founder of the Louisville Medical Institute. From the description of Letter, 1820 Dec. 9. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46763925 Philadelphia physician. From the description of ALS : to James Ewell, 1816 Aug. 13. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122490275 Surgeon and professor of medicine. ...

Riddell, John Leonard, 1807-1867

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John Leonard Riddell, physician, biologist, and inventor, was born in Leyden, Mass., Feb. 20, 1807. In 1835 he was appointed professor of chemistry and botany at Cincinnati Medical College, and published his "Synopsis of the Flora of the Western States". He received an M.D. degree in 1836 from Cincinnati Medical College. He then went to New Orleans as professor of chemistry in the Medical College of Louisiana, where he worked throughout the rest of his life. In New Orleans he also became melter ...

Académie royale des sciences (France)

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Breck, Samuel, 1771-1862

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Pennsylvania State Senator; U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania. From the description of Letter and photograph of Samuel Breck, 1834, n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 51298011 Samuel Breck was a Philadelphia merchant and was a member of the American Philosophical Society (elected 1838). From the description of Historical sketch of the Continental bills of credit, from the year 1775 to 1781, with specimens thereof, 1840. (American Philosophical So...

Nasymth, Alexander, 1758-1840

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Bardi, J. comte de

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Doyle, Charles

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Parrish, Joseph, 1779-1840

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Joseph Parrish was a Philadelphia, Pa. physician and prominent member of the Society of Friends. From the description of [Documents] 1737 Apr. [and] 1738 Dec. / Joseph Parrish. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 314413385 Physician of Philadelphia. From the description of Document, 1817, May 17 : [Philadelphia]. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35231074 ...

Mitchill, Samuel L. (Samuel Latham), 1764-1831

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Physician Joseph Carson taught medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The College of Philadelphia's Medical School, founded in 1765, became known as the University of Pennsylvania, Dept. of Medicine In 1779. From the guide to the Joseph Carson letters, 1789-1858, 1789-1858, (American Philosophical Society) Physician and naturalist. From the description of Papers, 1792-1928. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35203561 Mitchill (Edinburgh, M.D. 17...

McEuen, Thomas

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Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864

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Benjamin Silliman was a chemist and naturalist, and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1805. From the description of Correspondence, 1808-1859. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173466220 Physician and chemist of New Haven, Connecticut. From the description of Note, 1853, Sept. 28 : New Haven, Connecticut, to Isaac Waldron. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35359361 Educator and scientist. From the description of Papers of...

Pentland, Joseph Barclay, 1797-1873

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Peale, Rembrandt, 1778?-1860

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Rembrandt and Harriet Peale (née Cany) were painters; Philadelphia, Pa. From the description of Rembrandt and Harriet Peale papers, 1824-1932. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81263030 From the description of Printed material relating to Rembrandt Peale, 1830-1862 [microform]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80271418 Peale, from a family of artists, was a portrait, miniature and historical painter. From the description of Notes of the Painting Room. (Winte...

Wright, S.

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Mercantile Library of Philadelphia

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The Mercantile Library Company of Philadelphia was incorporated in 1820 to serve young men in mercantile business. From 1821 to 1845 it had no permanent home and moved several times. In 1845, the library was housed in its own building at 5th and Chestnut Streets - where the collection contained approximately 10,000 volumes. In 1863, a building fund was created and in 1868 a building was purchased at 10th and Chestnut -(originally built for the Franklin Market Co.). In 18...

Wood, S.

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Cooper, William, 1776-1848

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Hrdlička, Alěs 1869-1943

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Ales Hrdlicka was born in Bohemia and came to America in 1882. He received an M.D. degree from the New York Eclectic College (1892) and graduated from the New York Homeopathic College (1894). He also studied medicine and anthropology at the Sorbonne. Dr. Hrdlicka was assistant curator (1903-1910) and curator (1910-1943) of the Division of Physical Anthropology at the National Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. He led numerous anthropological expeditions and did extensive research on prehisto...

Clapp, A. (Asahel)

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Falconer, Hugh, 1808-1865

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Physician, Bengal Medical Service, East India Company. Superintendent, Botanic Garden, Saharunpur. Entry in D.G. Crawford, 'Role of the Indian Medical Service, 1615-1930' (London: W. Thacker & Co.,1930): Bengal. Year 1830. No. 1174. Born 29 February 1808. Master of Arts [M.A.] King’s College, Aberdeen 1826. Doctor of Medicine [M.D.] Edinburgh 1829. Assistant Surgeon 7 April 1830. Surgeon 2 November 1846. Retired or resi...

Wood, William, 1745-1808

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Albany Institute

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French, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1799-1877

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Pickering, Charles, 1805-1878

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Pickering was a physician and a naturalist. He was a member of the Harvard College Class of 1823 but transferred to the Harvard Medical School and received an MD in 1826. In 1849 he was granted the AB with the Class of 1823. In 1827 he settled in Philadelphia where he practiced medicine and began active work with the Academy of Natural Sciences. He was appointed chief zoologist of the United States Exploring Expedition from 1838-1842. After this and other voyages, he made his home in Boston in M...

Hodgkin, Thomas, 1798-1866

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English physician and historian. From the description of Papers, 1850 and undated. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35091897 Thomas Hodgkin was born in London in 1798, the son of John Hodgkin (1766-1845), a private tutor. The family were strong Quakers and originated in Warwickshire. He trained in medicine at Edinburgh University, taking his M.D. in 1823. After travels in Europe he became Curator of the Medical Museum and Inspector of the Dead at Guy's Hospital, London...

Chapman, Nathaniel, 1780-1853

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Philadelphia physician. From the description of ALS : Philadelphia, to John Wakefield Francis, 1831 Oct. [no day]. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122489378 Nathaniel Chapman was born at Summer Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia in 1780. After serving aprenticeships with John Weems of Georgetown and Dick of Alexandria, Chapman began his formal studies under Benjamin Rush at the University of Pennsylvania in 1797. He graduated with honors in 1801. After a br...

Peirson, A. L.

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Dexter, Andrew Alfred, 1809-1854

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Civil engineer promoting development of railroads in South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and elsewhere; trained as a civil engineer, Dexter surveyed the first railroad from Charleston, S.C. to Augusta, Ga., 1832-1833, and laid out the town of Aiken, S.C., where he met and married Sarah Williams, ca. 1834; Dexter became a cotton planter in Macon County (Ala.); died of yellow fever, 1854, while surveying a railroad from Mobile to New Orleans; son of Andrew Dexter (1779-1837), a native of Massachuset...

Fermine Gomez Farias

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Barabino, Joseph

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Chaloner, J.

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Harlan, Richard, 1796-1843

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A naturalist and one of America's earliest comparative anatomists and paleontologists, Richard Harlan was born in Philadelphia on September 19, 1796. The eighth of ten children born to Quaker parents, he applied himself to the study of medicine under Joseph Parrish. However even as a student, he devoted much of his attention to natural history. These interests, as well as the opportunity to gain practical experience as a physician, led him to interrupt his medical study to sign on a...

Evans, Edmund C.

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Gray, Asa, 1810-1888

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Botanist, ardent supporter of Charles Darwin, first professor appointed to the faculty of the University of Michigan, and Professor of Botany at Harvard University. From the description of Asa Gray collection, 1871-1885. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 68802268 Asa Gray is an American botanist. He was made Professor of Natural History at Harvard University in 1842 and held that position until 1873. He was the author of several works including Manual of the bota...

Hildreth, Samuel P. (Samuel Prescott), 1783-1863

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Physician and historian, of Marietta, Ohio. From the description of Inventory and notes, ca. 1936. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 40309654 ...

Prichard, James Cowles, 1786-1848

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Arrott, Colin (?)

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Ravenel, Edmund, 1797-1871.

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Dr. Edmund Ravenel, a physician, professor, plantation owner, and naturalist, was born in Charleston, S.C. and received his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. In addition to practicing medicine, Ravenel taught chemistry at the Medical College of South Carolina and owned plantations. He was president of the Elliott Society of Natural History and wrote numerous scientific articles. Ravenel married Charlotte Matilda Ford, daughter of Timothy Ford (1762-1830) and Sarah Amelia DeSaussure; afte...

Fitton, William Henry, 1780-1861

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Du Ponceau, Peter Stephen, 1760-1844

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Du Ponceau was a Philadelphia lawyer who arrived in Portsmouth, N.H., from France in 1777, achieved early prominence as an aide to von Steuben, and as secretary to Robert Livingston, Secretary of Foreign Affairs for the Congress in 1781. Du Ponceau was admitted to the Philadelphia Bar in 1785 where his familiarity with both American and European law brought him an important practice. His intellectual interests included both history and linguistics and he published extensively in both fields. He ...

Kane, John K. (John Kintzing), 1795-1858

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John Kintzing Kane was a Philadelphia lawyer and Pennsylvania politician. He was appointed Attorney General of Pennsylvania in 1845, a position he resigned in 1846 to serve until his death as a U. S. District Court Judge for eastern Pennsylvania. From the description of Legal papers, 1824-1919. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122589123 From the description of Papers, 1826-1860. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat recor...

Townsend, John Kirk, 1809-1851

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Ornithologist. From the description of Vocabularies of some of the Indian tribes of N. Western America : manuscript notebooks, 1835 September. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70982831 John Kirk Townsend was a naturalist. From the description of Vocabularies of the Okonagan, Attnaha, and Walla Walla languages, [and] Vocabularies of the languages of Indians inhabiting N.W. America, 1834-1836. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122439925 ...

Brongniart, Adolphe, 1801-1876

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Burrough, Marmaduke

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Couthouy, Joseph Pitty, 1808-1864

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American Naval Officer. From the description of Autograph report signed : Dead Man's Bend, to Admiral Porter, 1863 Aug. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270534391 Scientist. From the description of Correspondence of Joseph Pitty Couthouy, 1842. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71060388 ...

Rush, William, 1756-1833

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Maclure, Alexander

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Cleaveland, Parker, 1780-1858

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Parker Cleaveland (1780-1858) was a professor at Bowdoin College from 1805 until his death in 1858. For the school terms 1840-41, 1841-42, and 1842-43, he was Professor of Chemistry, Mineralogy, and Natural Philosophy, as well as Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory, and Lecturer on Civil Polity. From the description of Lecture notes, c. 1840? (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 191259246 Parker Cleaveland (1780-1858) was a scientist and professor of chemistry, ...

Philadelphia, Pa. Board of Guardians of the Poor

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Dunn, Nathan, 1782-1844

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Anthony, John Gould, 1804-1877

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Heinemann

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Eaton, Amos, 1776-1842

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Parker Cleaveland worked as a mineralogist and geologist. From the guide to the Parker Cleaveland papers, [ca. 1806]-1844, Circa 1806-1844, (American Philosophical Society) Born in Chatham, New York, Amos Eaton graduated from Williams College in 1799 and then studied law in New York City. He was admitted to the state bar in 1802. After imprisonment from 1811 to 1815, Eaton refocused his attention on science and botany. His pragmatic concern was the "application of science to...

Piddington, Henry, 1797-1858

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Zantzinger, William S.

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Société géologique de France

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Say, Lucy Way Sistaire, 1801-1886.

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Société française de statistique.

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Dana, James Dwight, 1813-1895

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American scientist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Utica, New York, to T.F. Dwight, 1865 Apr. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270530661 From the description of Autograph letter signed : New Haven, Ct., to E.W. Hilgard, 1877 Mar. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870623 ...

Bachman, John, 1790-1874

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American naturalist. From the description of On the different species of Hares (Genus Lepidus) inhabiting the U.S. of America : autograph manuscripts, one signed "Actophilus", 1832 Nov. 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270135758 The Reverend John Bachman was a minister at St. John's Lutheran Church in Charleston, S.C. From the description of Letter, 1862. (College of Charleston). WorldCat record id: 50777192 The Reverend John Bachman was a minister at S...

Blainville, H.-M. Ducrotay de (Henri-Marie Ducrotay), 1777-1850

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French zoologist and comparative anatomist. From the description of Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville note, 1846, [Jul.] 21, [Paris]. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 34847589 Athénée de Paris (1792-1853). The Athénée of Paris was a private school for popular scientific instruction in Paris in the late 18th and first half of the 19th century. The school was founded by Pilâtre de Rozer in 1781 as the Musée de Monsieurand, and offered adult clas...

Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864

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Geologist and college president, of Amherst, Mass. From the description of Edward Hitchcock letter, 1854 Jan. 5. (New London County Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 71129604 American geologist; president of Amherst College. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Amherst, to an unidentified recipient, 1850 Jan. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269606027 Edward Hitchcock was an eminent 19th-century scientist, minister and educator; pri...

Conrad, T. A.

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Gomez, Jose Justo Gomez de la Cortina, conde de la, 1799-1860

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Loyd, Mary Ann

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Morton, Samuel George, 1799-1851

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Samuel George Morton was a physician, naturalist, and anthropologist. From the description of Papers, 1819-1850. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122489495 From the description of Diary, 1833-[ca. 1837]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173465849 From the description of Papers, 1838-1844. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 17270630 From the description of Letter book : Philadelphia, Pa., 1832-1837. (Peki...

Cutting, John H.

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Lawson, John (John W.)

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Epithet: of Roehampton Lane London British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000498.0x0003de Epithet: Editor of the 'Malta Herald' British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000133.0x000230 Epithet: of Add MS 15857 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000133.0x00024a ...

Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851

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Charleston and Georgetown, S.C. attorney, plantation owner, and politician. Poinsett served as the U.S. Secretary of War under President Martin Van Buren from 1837 to 1841. From the description of Letters, 1837-1839. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 37522812 U.S. diplomat and secretary of war. An amateur of natural history, he imported and cultivated the Mexican flower named in his honor, and was one of the founders in 1840 of the National Institu...

Van Rensselaer, Jeremiah, 1740-1810

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Charles Lucian Bonaparte was a naturalist and ornithologist. From the guide to the Correspondence, 1824-1855, from American scientists, 1824-1855, (American Philosophical Society) Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York State. From the description of Letter 1785 December 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145407171 Congressman from Albany (1789-1791); Lieut. Gov. of New York (1800-1804). Born in New York, 1741, ...

Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859

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Naturalist, of England; explorer and writer on plants, birds, and other native species in North America; surname spelled variously. From the description of Note from Thomas Nuttale, probably to a Professor Terry, 1838. (New London County Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 222009131 Zaccheus Collins was a merchant and botanist. From the guide to the Zaccheus Collins botanical correspondence, 1805-1827, 1805-1827, (American Philosophical Society) Nat...

Locke, John, 1792-1856

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Epithet: merchant, of London British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000569.0x00017c Epithet: of Stowe MS 748 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000569.0x000180 Epithet: MA British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000569.0x00017b Epithet: author of 'Ireland's Re...

Holbrook, John Edwards, 1794-1871

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A physician and founder of the Medical College of South Carolina (1824), Holbrook was also considered the most important zoologist of his time, specializing in the study of American reptiles and fishes. From the description of ALS : to Childs & Peterson, Philadelphia, [1858] May 9. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122525066 Beaufort and Charleston, S.C. zoologist and physician. Holbrook spent much of his early life in Massachusetts, graduating from B...

Troost, Gerard, 1776-1850

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Griffin, Francis

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Haldeman, Samuel Stehman, 1812-1880

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Haldeman was a professor at the University of Pennsylvania. From the description of Letters and papers, ca. 1855-1879. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 122490919 Samuel Stehman Haldeman was a scientist and philologist. From the description of Letters, 1859-1875. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122540802 Samuel Stehman Haldeman (1812-1880, APS, 1844) American naturalist and philologist, w...

Gibbons, William P. (William Peters), 1812-

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Warren, John Collins, 1778-1856

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John Collins Warren, surgeon and naturalist, was born in Boston in 1778, the son of Harvard physician John Warren and Abigail (Collins) Warren. He graduated from Harvard College in 1797 and began the study of medicine with his father. From 1799 to 1802 he studied medicine in Paris and London. When he returned, he went into practice with his father. In 1809, Warren became adjunct professor in anatomy and surgery at Harvard Medical School and in 1815 succeeded his father as professor, a position h...

Tappan, Benjamin, 1773-1857

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Jurist, lawyer, and U.S. senator of Ohio. From the description of Papers of Benjamin Tappan, 1799-1852. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71068238 American Senator, lawyer and anti-slavery leader. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, D.C., to William Cullen Bryant, 1839 Dec. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270579143 Jurist and U.S. senator from Ohio. From the description of Benjamin Tappan papers, 1795-1900 (bulk 1795...

Nicollet, J. N. (Joseph Nicolas), 1786-1843

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J.N. Nicollet, French mathematician and explorer, settled in the United States in 1832. In 1836-1837 he explored the sources of the Mississippi River, and in 1838-1839 he led two United States Army Corps of Topographical Engineers expeditions to map the region between the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, in which he was assisted by John Charles Frémont. John James Abert served as commander of the Topographical Bureau and Corps of Topographical Engineers, 1829-1861. From the descript...

Dickson, Samuel Henry, 1798-1872

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Epithet: MD British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000355.0x0003e6 Physician and educator. Samuel Henry Dickson was born in Charleston, South Carolina and received his M.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1819. Dickson practiced in Charleston and became dean of the Medical College of South Carolina. In 1847 he moved to New York, and in 1857 he became a professor at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelph...

Jackson, James, 1777-1867

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U.S. surgeon, physician and professor at Harvard Medical School. From the description of Notes from lectures delivered by James Jackson, MD, professor of theory and practice of physic, and John C. Warren, MD, professor of anatomy and surgery, at Harvard University, 1827-28 / taken by Stephen Bates. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 31931557 Jackson (Harvard, M.D. 1809) was Hersey Professor of the Theory and Practice of Physic at Harvard Medical School from 1812 to 1836 ...

McClellan, George, 1796-1847

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Professor of surgery at the Jefferson Medical College. From the description of Papers, 1826, Jan. 28, Mar. 1 and Dec. 11., Philadelphia. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35161357 ...

Macartney (?), John P.

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Atwater, Caleb, 1778-1867

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Atwater was a lawyer and practiced in Ohio, served in the state legislature; was an Indian commissioner. From the description of Caleb Atwater papers, 1795-1838 (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 658056388 Caleb Atwater (1778-1867) was a pioneer and author. From the description of Letters and drawings, 1818-1835. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 207109744 Circleville, Ohio, pioneer, lawyer, and legislator. Author of works on Ohio natural and civ...

Eberlein, W.

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DeKay, James Ellsworth, 1792-1851.

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Tait, Charles, 1768-1835

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U.S. senator from Georgia, 1809-1819. From the description of Letter : Washington, [D.C.], to David Brydie Mitchell, Creek Agency, Ga., 1818 Mar. 21. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 40357813 United States senator and jurist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to Mr. Dickens, 1815 Mar. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270579135 ...

Boston society of natural history

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Fitzgerald, G.

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Epithet: orchestral librarian at Crystal Palace British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000562.0x00008e Epithet: JP, of Tipperary British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001161.0x00031b ...

Pease, W. H.

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Cooper, William

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Epithet: Bookseller, of London British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000445.0x000296 Epithet: of Sloane MS 3452 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000445.0x00029c Epithet: plate-glass manufacturer to the Queen British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000445.0x00029d ...

Gliddon, George R. (George Robins), 1809-1857

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George R. Gliddon was an archaeologist and egyptologist. From the description of Analecta hieroglyphica, 1839-1841. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122316402 Archaeologist, anthropologist, and U.S. Vice Consul in Egypt. From the description of Papers, [1826?-1849?]. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58664935 George R. Gliddon was an archaeologist and Egyptologist. From the guide to the A...

Auber, Pierre Aléxandre

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Schweinitz, Lewis David ˜vonœ 1780-1834

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Lewis David von Schweinitz (1780-1834) was called "the first American mycologist" by William Farlow. He is also known by the names de Schweinitz and Schweinitz. His Synopsis fungorum Carolinae Superioris and Synopsis fungorum in America Borealis are milestones in the history of mycology. Born in Bethlehem, Pa., he was educated by the Moravian Brethren in Germany. Von Schweinitz's career as a secular official of the Moravian Church in the United States provided opportunities for travel and collec...

Doornik, Jacob Elisa, 1777-1837

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Finch, John

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Epithet: son of Heneage, Earl of Aylesford British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001088.0x0002e8 Epithet: of Add MS 17017 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001094.0x0001a3 Epithet: of Add MS 38855 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001088.0x0002e2 Epith...

Morton, James, 1951-....

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Mantell, Gideon Algernon, 1790-1852

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Maclure, William, 1763-1840

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Parker Cleaveland worked as a mineralogist and geologist. From the guide to the Parker Cleaveland papers, [ca. 1806]-1844, Circa 1806-1844, (American Philosophical Society) Born in Scotland, Maclure became a U.S. citizen in 1803. His interests were science and education, and he set up an agricultural school at New Harmony, Ind. Maclure's will was somewhat unclear, and his brother Alexander, who was made executor, apparently disregarded it and handled the estate carelessly. T...

Rodgers, J. Kearny (John Kearny), 1793-1851

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Vargas, José María, 1786-1854

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Wied-Neuwied, Maximilien Alexandre Philippe, prinz von, 1782-1864.

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Prinsep, James, 1799-1840

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Rogers, Tom, 1952-

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Epithet: of Add MS 12132 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001391.0x000102 Epithet: Colonel; RA British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001391.0x000100 Epithet: of Add MS 40222 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001391.0x000105 Epithet: Shipwright ...

Unidentified artist

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Bird, Robert Montgomery, 1806-1854

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Philadelphia editor and playwright. From the description of ALS : to Richard Penn Smith, 1834 Nov. 5. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122525043 Robert Montgomery Bird was an American author and dramatist. Born in New Castle, Delaware, Bird experienced hardship as a child, but graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and became a physician. His literary aspirations led him to write poetry and drama, and he experienced early success as a playwright. ...

Trudeau, James (?)

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Fleming, William

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Title: 8th Earl of Wigton British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001161.0x0003d8 Title: 5th Earl of Wigton British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001161.0x0003d7 Epithet: Professor of Oriental Languages at Glasgow British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001161.0x0003d5 ...

Franks, Frederick

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La Roche, R. (René), 1795-1872.

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R. La Roche was a Philadelphia physician and epidemiologist. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1827. From the description of Papers, 1827-1901. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122616221 From the guide to the R. (René) La Roche papers, 1827-1901, 1827-1901, (American Philosophical Society) René La Roche, son of a French physician of the same name, was born in Philadelphia on 23 Sept. 1795. He married M...

Collins, Zaccheus, 1764-1831

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Zaccheus Collins was a merchant and botanist. From the description of Botanical correspondence of Zaccheus Collins of Philadelphia, 1805-1827. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 86165422 From the guide to the Zaccheus Collins botanical correspondence, 1805-1827, 1805-1827, (American Philosophical Society) Zaccheus Collins (1764-1831) was a plant collector and herbarium owner from Philadelphia. Collins was an esteemed botanist ...

Dorfeuille, Jennette

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Cramer, Charles

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Lederer, L.

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Markoe, Francis, 1801-1871

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U.S. State Department clerk in the consular and diplomatic bureaus. From the description of Papers of Francis Markoe, 1829-1833. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455435 ...

Pitcher, Zina, 1797-1872

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Professor in the Medical School of the University of Michigan. From the description of Zina Pitcher papers, 1829-1880. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34418673 U.S. Army surgeon, and Detroit resident for many years. Born Apr.14, 1797, in Washirgtcn Co., N.Y., the son of - Nathaniel and Margaret (Stevenson) Pitcher. Received a sound education in the local schools, studied medicine with neighboring physicians, and took a medical degree at...

Sullivant, Joseph, 1809-1882

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Mackintosh, J.

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Parker, Daniel

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Epithet: gentleman British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000544.0x0002ae ...

Reynolds, Morris

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Abadie, E. H.

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Cisneros, José Rodriques

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Martin, J.

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Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe, 1793-1864

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Epithet: Vice-president of the American Ethnological Society British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000561.0x0000a9 Author, Indian agent and ethnologist. From the description of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft papers, 1826-1841. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34418398 Henry Schoolcraft was an ethnologist, geologist, Indian agent, and glass manufacturer. From th...

Hayden, Horace H., 1769-1844

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Dentist, geologist, college president, and president of the Temascaltepec Mining Company of Baltimore. From the description of Stock shares in the Temascaltepec Mining Company, 1827. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451406 ...

Audubon, Victor Gifford, 1809-1860

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Victor Gifford Audubon, son of the naturalist and illustrator John James Audubon, served as business manager for his father, and worked to promote and sell his father's works. From the description of Victor Gifford Audubon collection, 1845-1859. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80153832 From the description of Victor Gifford Audubon collection, 1845-1859. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702152756 Victor Gifford Audubon, son of the illustrator and naturalist John James ...

Brongniart, Alexandre, 1770-1847

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French mineralogist and geologist. Director of Sevres porcelain factory (from 1800), where he revived the art of painting on glass and developed ceramic chemistry. From the description of Letters, 1812-1819. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80500189 French chemist and geologist; director of the Sevres porcelain works. From the description of Letter : to Alphonse de Gisors, 1836. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78253849 Botanist. From the descrip...

Wied, Maximilian, Prinz von, 1782-1867

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Maximilian, Prinz zu Wied-Neuwied, German naturalist, ethnographer, and explorer who traveled to the American West in the 1830s, accompanied by Karl Bodmer, artist. From the description of Letter : Neuwied, to [Samuel George Morton?], 1841 Feb 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81161121 From the description of Letter : Neuwied, to [Samuel George Morton?], 1841 Feb 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702159688 Thomas M. Brewer (1814-1880) was an American ornithologist...

Stow, B.

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Franklin Institute (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Tooley, James

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