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John Strong Newberry

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American geologist, physician, explorer, and author (1822-1892)

United StatesScientistsLived 1822 to 1892 · aged 69
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John Strong Newberry was an American physician, geologist and paleontologist. He participated as a naturalist and surgeon on three expeditions to explore and survey the western United States.

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1888Murchison Medal
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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John Strong Newberry was an American physician, geologist and paleontologist. He participated as a naturalist and surgeon on three expeditions to explore and survey the western United States. During the Civil War he served in the US Sanitary Commission and was appointed secretary of the western department of the commission. After the war he became professor of geology and paleontology at Columbia University School of Mines and chief geologist of the Geological Survey of Ohio.

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United States
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Scientists
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Lived 1822 to 1892 · aged 69
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