James Dwight Dana was an American geologist, mineralogist, volcanologist and zoologist. He conducted groundbreaking research into mountain formation, volcanic phenomena, and the development of continents and ocean basins worldwide, work that placed him among the leading American earth scientists of the nineteenth century.
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Defining ContributionPioneering studies of mountain-building, volcanic activity, and the origin and structure of continents and oceans 1 Notable Work Connections
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James Dwight Dana FRS FRSE (February 12, 1813 - April 14, 1895) was an American geologist, mineralogist, volcanologist, and zoologist.
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February 12, 1813
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April 14, 1895
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Utica, New York
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New Haven, Connecticut
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was an American geologist
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He made pioneering studies of mountain-building, volcanic activity, and the origin and structure of continents and oceans around the world.
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System of Mineralogy (1837)
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citizen of United States
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born in Utica
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died in New Haven
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