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James Hall (1811–1898) was an American paleontologist, geologist, zoologist, and botanist. Born in Hingham and educated at Amherst College and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, he worked under doctoral advisor Amos Eaton. Hall served as an employee of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and resided in the United States. He wrote in English and contributed to the creative work *Popular Science*.
Hall was a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the National Academy of Sciences, the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences, and the French Academy of Sciences. He received the award of Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His work focused on geology and paleontology. He died in Bethlehem in 1898.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Family name
- Hall
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Hingham
- Place of death
- Bethlehem
- Occupation
- botanist
- Educated at
- Amherst College
- Employer
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Doctoral advisor
- Amos Eaton
- Field of work
- paleontology
- Image
- James Hall paleantologist.jpg
- Residence
- United States
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- date of death
- 1898-08-07
- Commons category
- James Hall
- date of birth
- 1811-09-12
- member of
- Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
- name in native language
- James Hall
- writing language
- English language
- Commons Creator page
- James Hall
- contributed to creative work
- Popular Science
- P8168
- Ferwerderadiel
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