James Dwight Dana
Geologist, Academic
1813 – 1895
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Who was James Dwight Dana?
James Dwight Dana 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.
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- Born
- Feb 12, 1813
Utica - Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Yale University
- Yale College
- Lived in
- Utica
- Died
- Apr 14, 1895
New Haven
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on July 23, 2013
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