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John Wesley Powell
American geologist (1834-1902).
Born March 24th, 1834 in Mount Morris. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1902 at 68 years old in North Haven. [ref]
Occupations
botanical collector, botanist, cartographer, explorer, geographer, geologist, linguist, military personnel, scientific collector, writer
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