Memoir of Charles J. Wister, 1782-1865, [n.d.] n.d.

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Memoir of Charles J. Wister, 1782-1865, [n.d.] n.d.

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The memoir was written by Charles Jones Wistar, the son of Charles J. Wistar. He was an artist and a writer, who was interested in the affairs of Germantown, and active as President of the Site and Relic Society and President of the Germantown Academy until his death in 1910.

2.0 Volume(s), 2 volumes, ca. 600 p.

American Philosophical Society

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Wister, Charles Jones, 1782-1865

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Charles J. Wister was the grandson of John Wister, the builder of the family home known as "Grumblethorpe". An amateur scientist, he retired in 1819 to devote himself to botany and mineralogy, subjects he lectured on at the Germantown Academy. He also erected an astronomical observatory at his Germantown, Pennsylvania home. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1811. From the guide to the Memoir of Charles J. Wister, 1782-1865, [n.d.], n.d., (American Philosophical ...