Person Dana; James Dwight (1813 - 1895) Dana James Dwight 1813 - 1895 American Male Utica, New York, USA 12 February 1813 New Haven, Connecticut, USA 14 April 1895

Geology Mineralogy Education: Yale College Career: Instructor in Mathematics to midshipmen, US Navy; Assistant to Professor Silliman; published 'Descriptive mineralogy' (1837); Mineralogist and Geologist, United States expedition voyage around the world; Professor of Geology and Natural History, Yale (1850); retired (1892); died of heart failure Married Henrietta Frances, daughter of Professor Silliman Medals and prizes: Copley Medal 1877 Foreign Member 18/12/1884 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DAB; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1895 vol 58 pp lvii-lx signed by L F International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 12 Feb 1813 - 14 Apr 1895 NA5913 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/27128721 b7119395-bd07-44b5-97e9-dcd5b45a0620