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Emerson, Nathaniel Bright, 1839-1915

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Nathaniel Bright Emerson, born in Waialua, Oahu, on July 1, 1839, was the son of Reverend John Smith Emerson and Ursula Sophia Newell Emerson, missionaries who came to Hawaii in 1832. After completing his education at Punahou, Emerson left Hawaii and moved to the United States to attend Williams College, in Williamstown, Massachusetts. In September 1862, he enlisted in the First Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. His regiment was involved in several major battles incl...

Davidson, George, 1825-1911

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Biography George Davidson - geodesist, astronomer, geographer and engineer - was born in Nottingham, England, on May 9, 1825. In 1832 he came to the United States with his parents, who settled in Pennsylvania. Upon graduation from Central High School, Philadelphia, he was appointed magnetic observer at Girard College Observatory. In 1845 he began his career with the United States Coast Survey as clerk to Superintendent Alexander D...

Safford, William Edwin, 1859-1926

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Vice-governor of Guam and botanist. From the description of Papers of William Edwin Safford, 1521-1901. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84017153 William Edwin Safford (1859-1926), botanist, was born in Chillicothe, Ohio. Safford graduated from the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis in 1880, and served in the United States Navy from 1880 to 1890. He undertook postgraduate work at Yale University, 1883-1885, Harvard University, 1885, and finally received his Ph.D. from Ge...

Alexander, W. D. (William De Witt), 1833-1913

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Historian and geographer. From the description of Essay by W.D. Alexander, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449851 Scholar and founder of the Hawaiian Historical Society. From the description of Letter : Honolulu, to Henry C. Carter, New York, concerning the Hawaiian Historical Society, 1899 May 11. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 35781069 Alexander was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, where his father was a missionary. He graduated from Yale C...

Dana, James Dwight, 1813-1895

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American scientist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Utica, New York, to T.F. Dwight, 1865 Apr. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270530661 From the description of Autograph letter signed : New Haven, Ct., to E.W. Hilgard, 1877 Mar. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870623 ...

Bingham, Hiram, 1831-1908

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Missionary. From the description of Vocabulary of Gilbert Island words, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455729 ...