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James Dwight Dana

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James Dwight Dana

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Also known as James Dana, J. D. Dana, James D. Dana

American mineralogist, scientist and zoologist (1813-1895)

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Works
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Top works

  • Manual of Mineralogy and Lithology, Containing the Elements of the Science of Minerals and Rocks. for the Use of the Practical Mineralogist and Geolog
  • Manual of Geology
  • Manual de mineralogía
  • System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana. 1837-1868
  • Third Appendix to the 6Th Ed. of Dana's System of Mineralogy, Part 3

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1956-10-23
countrysinger-songwriter

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Quotes

  • The grand old Book of God still stands; and this old earth, the more its leaves are turned over and pondered, the more it will sustain and illustrate the Sacred word.

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Key facts

Born
( 1813-02-12 ) February 12, 1813, Utica, New York
Died
April 14, 1895 (1895-04-14) (aged 82), New Haven, Connecticut
Fields
geology , mineralogy , zoology
Author abbrev zoology
Dana

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Encyclopedic overview

James Dwight Dana FRS FRSE (February 12, 1813 – April 14, 1895) was an American geologist, mineralogist, volcanologist, and zoologist. He made pioneering studies of mountain-building, volcanic activity, and the origin and structure of continents and oceans around the world.

His zoological author abbreviation is Dana.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “James Dwight Dana” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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