Edward Hitchcock
1793–1864
American geologist and clergyman. Professor of chemistry and natural history, Amherst College, 1825–45; president, 1844–54; professor of geology and natural theology, 1845–64. Served on the Massachusetts, New York, and Vermont geological surveys.
Sources
DAB
DSB.
Bibliography
DAB: Dictionary of American biography. Under the auspices of the American Council of Learned Societies. 20 vols., index, and 10 supplements. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons; Simon & Schuster Macmillan. London: Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1928–95.
DSB: Dictionary of scientific biography. Edited by Charles Coulston Gillispie and Frederic L. Holmes. 18 vols. including index and supplements. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1970–90.
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