Nationality America | Name Amos Worthen | |
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Born October 31, 1813Bradford, Vermont ( 1813-10-31 ) Died May 6, 1888, Warsaw, Illinois, United States | ||
Institution Illinois State Museum |
Amos Henry Worthen (1813–1888) was an American geologist and paleontologist from Illinois. He was the second state geologist of Illinois and the first curator of the Illinois State Museum. He was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
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