James Gates Percival
Sign in to saveAmerican geologist, poet, and surgeon (1795-1856)
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- Born
- 1795
- Died
- 1856
- Works
- 28
Top works
- Ode written for the celebration on Bunker Hill, June 17, 1825
- Lines to be sung at the meeting of the Yale College Association of Alumni, August 17th, 1842
- A system of universal geography, or, A description of all the parts of the world, on a new plan
- Jahres-Bericht der geologischen Vermessung des Staates Wisconsin
- Oration delivered before the I.B.K. Society, Sept. 10th
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Berlin
- Place of death
- Hazel Green
- Occupation
- surgeon
- Educated at
- Yale School of Medicine
- Employer
- United States Military Academy
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- geology
- Image
- James Gates Percival by his brother.png
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- date of birth
- 1795-09-15
- date of death
- 1856-05-02
- archives at
- Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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- James Gates Percival
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