About James Dwight Dana

James Dwight Dana FRS FRSE 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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Occupation: geologist, explorer, zoologist, carcinologist
Position held: President of the Geological Society of America, board member
Citizenship: United States
Born: February 12, 1813, 1813
Died: April 14, 1895, 1895

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James Dwight Dana

American mineralogist, scientist and zoologist (1813-1895)

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About James Dwight Dana

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Occupation: geologist, explorer, zoologist, carcinologist
Position held: President of the Geological Society of America, board member
Citizenship: United States
Born: February 12, 1813, 1813
Died: April 14, 1895, 1895

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by Daniel Huntington (1816-1906) via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

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