George William Featherstonhaugh
✓ Source-basedrisingBritish-American geologist and geographer (1780-1866)
ScientistsLived 1780 to 1866 · aged 86
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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.
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George Keppel, 6th Earl of AlbemarleAlso won Fellow of the Geological Society of London
William BabingtonAlso won Fellow of the Geological Society of London
Golding BirdAlso won Fellow of the Geological Society of London
Spencer Compton, 2nd Marquess of NorthamptonAlso won Fellow of the Geological Society of London
Thomas Spring Rice, 1st Baron Monteagle of BrandonAlso won Fellow of the Geological Society of London
Kathy Willis, Baroness Willis of SummertownAlso won Fellow of the Geological Society of LondonAbout this person
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Scientists
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Scientist
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deceased
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Lived 1780 to 1866 · aged 86
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