| LC control no. | n 81007296 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Ruffin, Edmund, 1794-1865 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1794-01-05 |
| Death date | 1865-06-18 |
| Profession or occupation | Plantation owners |
| Found in | His Premium essay on agricultural education, 1853. Wikipedia, July 14, 2017 (Edmund Ruffin; born January 5, 1794, Prince George County, Va., died June 18, 1865, Amelia County, Va.; wealthy Virginia planter and slaveholder, who in the 1850s was a political activist with the so-called Fire-Eaters; his chief legacy is his pioneering work in methods to preserve and improve soil productivity; also wrote books on slavery and the economy of the South) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Ruffin> |
| Associated language | eng |
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