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Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

81 connected Legacies

Thomas PercivalJanuary 1, 1740 — January 1, 1804Thomas Percival (29 September 1740 – 30 August 1804) was an English physician, health reformer, ethicist and author…Jacob PerkinsJuly 9, 1766 — July 30, 1849Jacob Perkins (July 9, 1766 – July 30, 1849) was an American inventor, mechanical engineer and physicist based…Karl H. PribramFebruary 25, 1919 — January 19, 2015Karl Harry Pribram ([ˈpr̝̊iːbram]) (February 25, 1919 – January 19, 2015) was an American-Austrian researcher in the fields…Joseph PriestleyMarch 13, 1733 — February 6, 1804Joseph Priestley (; 24 March 1733 – 6 February 1804) was an English chemist, Unitarian, natural philosopher, separatist…Nathan ReadJuly 2, 1759 — January 20, 1849Nathan Read (July 2, 1759 – January 20, 1849) was an American engineer and steam pioneer. Nathan Read…Benjamin RushDecember 24, 1745 — April 19, 1813Benjamin Rush (January 4, 1746 [O.S. December 24, 1745] – April 19, 1813) was an American revolutionary, a…Margaret Chase SmithDecember 14, 1897 — May 29, 1995Margaret Madeline Chase Smith (née Chase; December 14, 1897 – May 29, 1995) was an American politician. A…Benjamin Silliman Sr.August 8, 1779 — November 24, 1864Benjamin Silliman (August 8, 1779 – November 24, 1864) was an American chemist and science educator. He was…Jonathan StokesJanuary 1, 1755 — April 30, 1831Jonathan Stokes (c. 1755 – 30 April 1831) was an English physician and botanist, a member of the…Arthur Hays SulzbergerSeptember 12, 1891 — December 11, 1968Arthur Hays Sulzberger (September 12, 1891 – December 11, 1968) was publisher of The New York Times from…Arthur Ochs SulzbergerFebruary 5, 1926 — September 29, 2012Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Sr. (February 5, 1926 – September 29, 2012) was an American publisher and a businessman.…Hans Peter Jørgen Julius ThomsenFebruary 16, 1826 — February 13, 1909Hans Peter Jørgen Julius Thomsen (16 February 1826 – 13 February 1909) was a Danish chemist noted in…John TorreyAugust 15, 1796 — March 10, 1873John Torrey (August 15, 1796 – March 10, 1873) was an American botanist, chemist, and medical doctor. Throughout…Daniel TreadwellOctober 10, 1791 — February 27, 1872Daniel Treadwell (October 10, 1791 – February 27, 1872) was an American inventor. Among his most important inventions…Friedrich Adolf TrendelenburgNovember 30, 1802 — January 24, 1872Friedrich Adolf Trendelenburg (; German: [ˈtʁɛndələnbʊʁk]; 30 November 1802 – 24 January 1872) was a German philosopher and…Woodrow WilsonDecember 28, 1856 — February 3, 1924Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924) was the 28th president of the United States,…