| LC control no. | n 85800173 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Peter, Robert, 1805-1894 |
| Variant(s) | Peter, R. (Robert), 1805-1894 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | Louisville (Ky.) |
| Located | Baltimore (Md.) Pittsburgh (Pa.) Lexington (Ky.) |
| Birth date | 1805-01-21 |
| Death date | 1894-04-26 |
| Place of birth | Launceston (England) |
| Affiliation | Transylvania University Kentucky School of Medicine Kentucky University Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky |
| Profession or occupation | College teachers College administrators Chemists Pharmacists Physicians Geologists |
| Found in | LCCN 14-121: Barkley, A.H. Kentucky's pioneer lithotomists, 1913 (hdg.: Peter, Robert, 1805-1894) LC data base, 12-13-84 (hdg.: Peter, Robert, 1805-1894; usage: Robert Peter) LCCN 21-17059: Indiana. State Geologist. Report of a geological reconnoissance of Indiana, 1862 (hdg.: Peter, Robert, 1805-1894; usage: R. Peter) A brief sketch of the history of Lexington, Kentucky, and of Transylvania University, 1854: t.p. (Robert Peter, M.D., professor of chemistry, pharmacy) Kentucky encyclopedia, ©1992: pages 718-719 (Robert Peter, physician and geologist, born in Launceton, Cornwall, England on January 21, 1805 and emigrated to the United States in 1817 with his family. First settled in Baltimore, then to Pittsburgh. Became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1828. Moved to Lexington, Ky. in 1832 where he taught at Transylvania University 1833-1857 and served as librarian and dean of the faculty. Between 1850 and 1853, was a professor of chemistry at the Kentucky School of Medicine in Louisville. Was professor at Kentucky University 1865-1878 and at Agricultural & Mechanical College 1878-1887. Died April 26, 1894.) |
| Associated language | eng |
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