Elisha Mitchell was an American educator, geologist and Presbyterian minister. His geological studies led to the identification of North Carolina's Mount Mitchell as the highest peak in the United States east of the Mississippi River.

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Occupation: geologist, Christian minister
Citizenship: United States
Born: August 19, 1793
Died: June 27, 1857

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Elisha Mitchell

American geologist and educator (1793-1857)

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