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Edward Hitchcock

United States geologist and Congregationalist clergyman (1793-1864)

1793 – 1864

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Report on the geology, mineralogy, botany, and zoology of Massachusetts
Reminiscences of Amherst College, historical, scientific, biographical and autobiographical; also, of other and wider life experiences
Final report on the geology of Massachusetts
A catalogue of plants growing without cultivation in the vicinity of Amherst College
Catalogues of the animals and plants of Massachusetts : with a copious index
Elementary anatomy and physiology : for colleges, academies, and other schools

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1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Hitchcock, Edward
The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Hitchcock, Edward
Hitchcock, Edward (1793-1864), geologist

Parent of

Charles Henry Hitchcock
Emily Hitchcock Terry

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Orra White Hitchcock

botanist, paleontologist, geologist, mycologist, writer

Edward Hitchcock — William S. Tyler. · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

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Born: 24 May 1793, Deerfield
Died: 27 February 1864, Amherst
Citizenship: United States
Educated at: Yale University, Deerfield Academy, Middlebury College
Field of work: botany
Employer: Amherst College
Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, National Academy of Sciences
Religion: Protestantism
Awards: Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Buried at: Amherst West Cemetery
archives at: Amherst College
child: Charles Henry Hitchcock, Emily Hitchcock Terry
described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Library of the World's Best Literature, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Encyclopedia Americana
family name: Hitchcock
given name: Edward
instance of: human
languages spoken, written or signed: English
sex or gender: male
spouse: Orra White Hitchcock
writing language: English

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Edward Hitchcock (May 24, 1793 – February 27, 1864) was an American geologist and the third President of Amherst College (1845–1854).

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