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Mitchell, Elisha, 1793-1857

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Personal name headingMitchell, Elisha, 1793-1857
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Associated countryUnited States
Associated placeChapel Hill (N.C.)
Mitchell, Mount (N.C. : Mountain)
Birth date17930819
Death date18570627
AffiliationUniversity of North Carolina (1793-1962)
Profession or occupationCollege teachers Geologists Clergy
Found inLCCN 05-5386: His Elements of geology, 1842 (hdg.: Mitchell, Elisha, 1793-1857; usage: Elisha Mitchell)
LC data base, 10-16-86 (hdg.: Mitchell, Elisha, 1793-1857)
Wikipedia, Mar. 4, 2014 (Elisha Mitchell; b. August 19, 1793, Washington, Conn., d. June 27, 1857, Yancey County, N.C.; American educator, geologist and Presbyterian minister; his geological studies led to the identification of North Carolina's Mount Mitchell as the highest peak east of the Mississippi River; professor at the University of North Carolina)
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