Featherstonhaugh, George William, 1780-1866
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Name (Latin)
Featherstonhaugh, George William, 1780-1866
Other forms of name
Featherstonhaugh, G. W. (George William), 1780-1866
G. W. F. (George William Featherstonhaugh), 1780-1866
Smith, Mr., 1780-1866
Date of birth
1780-04-09
Date of death
1866-09-28
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- His Death of Nigolius, 1830.
- His Excursion through the slave states, 1844:t.p. (G.W. Featherstonhaugh) [Info. from InU]
- His The deluge. A demi-serious poem, 1830:t.p. (Mr. Smith)
- A map of a portion of the Indian country lying east and west of the Mississippi River, 1836:map recto (G.W.F., U.S. Geol.)
- MWA/NAIP files(hdg.: Featherstonhaugh, George William, 1780-1866; usage: George William Featherstonhaugh; G.W. Featherstonhaugh; Mr. Smith; note: traveller, author, translator)
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Wikipedia description:
George William Featherstonhaugh (/ˈfɪərstənhɔː/ FEER-stən-haw; 9 April 1780 – 28 September 1866) 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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