Henry Darwin Rogers
Henry Darwin Rogers FRS FRSE LLD (1 August 1808 – 26 May 1866) was an American geologist. His book, The Geology of Pennsylvania: A Government Survey (1858), was regarded as one of the most important publications on American geology issued up to that point.
Henry Darwin Rogers | |
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| Born | 1 August 1808 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | 26 May 1866 (aged 57) |
| Citizenship | United States |
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| Fields | geology |
| Institutions | Professor of Chemistry & Natural Philosophy, Dickinson College (1829) Surveyed geology of New Jersey and Pennsylvania Professor of Geology, Philadelphia University; Professor of Natural History, Glasgow University (1857–66) |
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Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1856) Fellow of the Royal Society of London (1858) | |
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