William Barton Rogers
1804–82
American geologist. Professor of natural philosophy, University of Virginia, 1835–53. Appointed state geologist for the Geological Survey of Virginia, 1835. Established the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1861; president, 1862–70 and 1878–81. Brother of Henry Darwin Rogers.
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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