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James Dwight Dana
Sign in to saveAlso known as James Dana, J. D. Dana, James D. Dana
American mineralogist, scientist and zoologist (1813-1895)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1813-02-12 ) February 12, 1813, Utica, New York
- Died
- April 14, 1895 (1895-04-14) (aged 82), New Haven, Connecticut
- Fields
- geology , mineralogy , zoology
- Author abbrev zoology
- Dana
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Utica
- Place of death
- New Haven
- Educated at
- Yale College
- Employer
- Yale University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Wollaston Medal
- Participant in
- United States Exploring Expedition
- Doctoral student
- Edmund Otis Hovey
- Field of work
- geology
- Image
- James Dwight Dana by Warren, 1865.jpg
- Residence
- United States
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- member of
- Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
- Commons category
- James Dwight Dana
- date of birth
- 1813-01-01
- date of death
- 1895-01-01
- Commons Creator page
- James Dwight Dana
- author citation (zoology)
- Dana
- name in native language
- James Dwight Dana
- P6944
- James Dwight Dana
- writing language
- English language
- influenced by
- Benjamin Silliman Sr.
- has works in the collection
- Australian National Maritime Museum
- contributed to creative work
- Popular Science
- P8168
- Top Trumps
- collection items at
- National Museum of Natural History
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Encyclopedic overview
James Dwight Dana FRS FRSE (February 12, 1813 – April 14, 1895) 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.
His zoological author abbreviation is Dana.
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