Alexis Caswell
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American scientist (1799–1877)
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It is catalogued under topics including 1799 births, 1877 deaths and 19th-century American astronomers.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alexis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Taunton
- Place of death
- Providence
- Occupation
- meteorological observer
- Educated at
- Brown University
- Employer
- Brown University
- Languages spoken
- German
- Religion
- Baptists
- Image
- Alexis Caswell 6th President of Brown.jpg
- Work location
- Providence
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- described by source
- Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
- date of death
- 1877-01-08
- date of birth
- 1799-01-29
- Commons category
- Alexis Caswell
- member of
- National Academy of Sciences
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