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Charles Pickering
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American anthropologist, botanist, and physician (1805-1878)
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Charles Pickering was an American explorer, botanist, physician, and anthropologist. Born in Susquehanna Depot in 1805, he received his education at Harvard College, Harvard University, and Harvard Medical School. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, where he was recognized as a Fellow.
Pickering participated in the United States Exploring Expedition and worked in the field of anthropology. He wrote in English and is described by the Nordisk familjebok. He died in Boston in 1878 and is buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery. Items from his work are held in the collections of the Harvard University Herbaria and the National Museum of Natural History.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1846
- Died
- 1919
- Works
- 35
Top works
- Observations made at the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory, Massachusetts, U.S.A., in the year 1887
- Detection of new nebulae by photography
- Observations made at the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory, Massachusetts, U.S.A., in the year 1891
- Observations and investigations made at the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory, Massachusetts, U.S.A., in the years 1899 and 1900, under the direction of A. Lawrence Rotch
- Journal of zones observed with the 8-inch meridian circle during the years 1888-1890
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Charles
- Family name
- Pickering
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Susquehanna Depot
- Place of death
- Boston
- Educated at
- Harvard College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- United States Exploring Expedition
- Field of work
- anthropology
- Image
- Charles Pickering.jpg
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- date of death
- 1878-03-17
- date of birth
- 1805-11-10
- place of burial
- Mount Auburn Cemetery
- writing language
- English language
- Commons Creator page
- Charles Pickering
- Commons category
- Charles Pickering
- P6944
- Charles Pickering
- collection items at
- National Museum of Natural History
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