James Perrin Smith articles on California, circa 1910.

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 ...

Smith, James Perrin, 1864-1931

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James Perrin Smith was a professor of paleontology at Stanford from 1892-1931. From the description of James Perrin Smith letters to Dr. U. S. Grant, 1930. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754864200 James Perrin Smith was born near Cokesburg, South Carolina on November 27, 1864. In 1890 he went to Gittingen, Germany, to study under Professor von Koenen and Professor Liebisch where he received his Ph.D. degree in 1892. After returning to the United States he accepted an invitat...

Murieta, Joaquín, -1853

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Dalton, Joel.

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