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Born August 23, 1761 • Connecticut
Died June 9, 1826 (aged 64) • New Haven • Connecticut
Notable Works “Geography Made Easy”
Sebastian Münster, detail from an engraving, c. 1550.
Sebastian Münster
German scholar
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Amos Eaton
American botanist, geologist, and lawyer
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Henry Norris Russell
American astronomer
Powell, John Wesley
John Wesley Powell
American explorer, geologist, and ethnologist
Noah Webster
Noah Webster
American lexicographer
Alfred Sherwood Romer, 1965
Alfred Sherwood Romer
American biologist
James D. Dana
James D. Dana
American geologist and mineralogist
Dow, Arthur Wesley: Lily
Arthur Wesley Dow
American artist and educator
James Watson, c. 1990
James Watson
American geneticist and biophysicist
“Father of American Botany”
Asa Gray
American botanist
Benjamin Rush
Benjamin Rush
United States statesman and physician
Alberts, Bruce
Bruce Alberts
American scientist
Peirce, Benjamin
Benjamin Peirce
American mathematician and astronomer
Stella Adler
Stella Adler
American actress and teacher
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Harold Rugg
American educator
Phelps, Almira Hart Lincoln: Familiar Lectures on Botany
Almira Hart Lincoln Phelps
American educator
Bowditch, Nathaniel
Nathaniel Bowditch
American navigator
Judah Benjamin
Judah P. Benjamin
American lawyer and politician
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George Washington Pierce
American inventor
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Caleb Bingham
American educator