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Benjamin Franklin Mudge

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American geologist, paleontologist, teacher, lawyer, chemist (1817-1879)

United StatesPoliticiansLived 1817 to 1879 · aged 62
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Benjamin Franklin Mudge was an American lawyer, geologist and teacher. Briefly the mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts, he later moved to Kansas where he was appointed the first State Geologist. He led the first geological survey of the state in 1864, and published the first book on the geology of Kansas.

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Benjamin Franklin Mudge was an American lawyer, geologist and teacher. Briefly the mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts, he later moved to Kansas where he was appointed the first State Geologist. He led the first geological survey of the state in 1864, and published the first book on the geology of Kansas. He lectured extensively, and was department chair at the Kansas State Agricultural College.

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United States
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Lived 1817 to 1879 · aged 62
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