James Dwight Dana
Also known as James Dana, J. D. Dana, James D. Dana
American mineralogist, scientist and zoologist (1813-1895)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 29
Top works
- Manual of Mineralogy and Lithology, Containing the Elements of the Science of Minerals and Rocks. for the Use of the Practical Mineralogist and Geolog
- Manual of Geology
- Manual de mineralogía
- System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana. 1837-1868
- Third Appendix to the 6Th Ed. of Dana's System of Mineralogy, Part 3
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1956-10-23
countrysinger-songwriter
Discography
~11 min read
Article
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.
Gallery (4)
Connections
Categories
1813 births1895 deaths19th-century American geologists19th-century American zoologistsAmerican carcinologistsAmerican fellows of the Royal SocietyAmerican mineralogistsCorresponding members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of SciencesForeign members of the Royal SocietyMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyPeople from Utica, New York