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Samuel L. Mitchill

1764-08-20 – 1831-09-07

Portrait of Samuel L. Mitchill
Samuel Latham MitchillCredit: Wikimedia Commons

Life & Legacy

Samuel Latham Mitchill (August 20, 1764 – September 7, 1831) was an American medical doctor, naturalist, politician, and public gadfly (see Personality), who lived in Plandome, New York.

Occupation & Career

politician, economist, physicist, physician, naturalist, ichthyologist, university teacher, geologist, chemist

Education

University of Edinburgh

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences · Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Employer

Columbia University

Organizations & Memberships

Académie de Stanislas (Nancy, France) · American Academy of Arts and Sciences · American Antiquarian Society · Royal Society of Edinburgh

Education & Institutions

University of Edinburgh

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q218623 — wikidata View source

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