Henry Darwin Rogers
American geologist (1808–1866) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Henry Darwin Rogers FRS FRSE LLD (1 August 1808 – 26 May 1866) was an American geologist. His book, The Geology of Pennsylvania: A Government Survey (1858), was regarded as one of the most important publications on American geology issued up to that point.[1]
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Born | (1808-08-01)1 August 1808 |
Died | 26 May 1866 (1866-05-27) (aged 57) |
Citizenship | United States |
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Fields | geology |
Institutions | Professor of Chemistry & Natural Philosophy, Dickinson College (1829) Surveyed geology of New Jersey and Pennsylvania Professor of Geology, Philadelphia University; Professor of Natural History, Glasgow University (1857–66) |
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