James Dwight Dana
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- 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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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.
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1813 births1895 deaths19th-century American geologists19th-century American zoologistsAmerican carcinologistsAmerican fellows of the Royal SocietyAmerican mineralogistsCorresponding members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of SciencesForeign members of the Royal SocietyMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyPeople from Utica, New York