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Silliman, Benjamin
Subject ID: 8117
| Last Name: | Silliman |
|---|---|
| First Name: | Benjamin |
| Birth Date: | 8 August 1779 |
| Birth Place: | Trumbull, Connecticut |
| Death Date: | 24 November 1864 |
| Death Place: | New Haven, Connecticut |
| Gender: | male |
| Notes: | Portrait in HI portrait collection. Professor of Chemistry, Geology, and Mineralogy; Yale College, 1802-1864; founder of American Journal of Science; incidentally interested in fossil plants. |
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Alternate Names
- Silliman, Benjamin
Specialties
Chemistry, Education, Fossil Plants, Geology, Naturalism