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Alexander Winchell

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U.S. geologist and paleontologist (1824-1891)

United StatesAcademicsLived 1824 to 1891 · aged 66
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Alexander Winchell was an American geologist who contributed to this field mainly as an educator and a popular lecturer and writer. His views on evolution aroused controversy among his contemporaries; today the racism of these views is more cause for comment.

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Illustration from Winchell's Preadamites, 1888.Illustration from Winchell's Preadamites, 1888.Winchell Park in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 2012. His name was removed from the park in 2021.Winchell Park in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 2012. His name was removed from the park in 2021.

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United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
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Lived 1824 to 1891 · aged 66
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