# George William Featherstonhaugh

> George William Featherstonhaugh was a British-American geologist and geographer. He was one of the proposers of the Albany and Schenectady Railroad and was the first geologist to the US government. He surveyed portions of the Louisiana Purchase for the US government.

*British-American geologist and geographer (1780-1866)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Born:** 1780-04-09
- **Died:** 1866-09-28
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
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- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

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