Edward Salisbury Dana
Edward Salisbury Dana (born November 16, 1849 in New Haven (Connecticut) , † June 16, 1935 , ibid) was an American mineralogist .
His father was James Dwight Dana . He studied at Yale University , where he graduated from AB in 1870, studied at the Sheffield Scientific School of Yale University in New Haven in 1872, in Heidelberg in 1873 and then in Vienna. In 1874 he graduated as an AM and then became a tutor and research assistant in the mineralogical cabinet at Yale College. In 1875 he wrote a textbook on mineralogy and was co-editor of Silliman's American Journal of Science . In 1876 he received his doctorate in New Haven. phil. and in 1879 became assistant professor of natural philosophy. From 1885 he was curator of the Peabody Museum and from 1890 professor of physics at Yale University. In 1884 he was transferred to theNational Academy of Sciences , elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1893 and to the American Philosophical Society in 1896 . In 1917 he retired.
Fonts
- Textbook of Mineralogy . 4th edition edited by WE Ford, New York and London 1932
Individual evidence
- ^ Member History: Edward S. Dana. American Philosophical Society, accessed July 5, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dana, Edward Salisbury |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American mineralogist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 16, 1849 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Haven (Connecticut) |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 16, 1935 |
| Place of death | New Haven (Connecticut) |