James Dwight Dana
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Summary
James Dwight Dana was born on February 12, 1813[1], in Utica[2]. He died on April 14, 1895[3], in New Haven[4]. He worked as a geologist[5], explorer[6], zoologist[7], carcinologist[8], and university teacher[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (496 views/month, #7,259 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Date of birth: January 1, 1813[11]
- Date of death: January 1, 1895[12]
- Place of burial: Grove Street Cemetery[13]
- Mother: Harriet Dwight[14]
- Spouse: Henrietta Frances Silliman[15]
- Child: Edward Salisbury Dana[16]
- Country of citizenship: United States[17]
- Occupation: botanist[18], mineralogist[19], scientific illustrator[20], scientific collector[21]
- Field of work: geology[22]
- Position held: President of the Geological Society of America[23], board member[24]
- Employer: Yale University[25]
- Educated at: Yale College[26]
- Award received: Copley Medal[27], Clarke Medal[28], Foreign Member of the Royal Society[29], Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[30], Wollaston Medal[31]
- Member of: Royal Society[32], German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[33], Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences[34], Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences[35], American Academy of Arts and Sciences[36], Hungarian Academy of Sciences[37], Royal Physiographic Society in Lund[38], Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities[39], Russian Academy of Sciences[40], Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences[41], Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL[42], National Academy of Sciences[43], Academy of Sciences of Turin[44], Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony[45]
- Influenced by: Benjamin Silliman Sr.[46]
- Sex or gender: male[47]
- Doctoral student: Edmund Otis Hovey[48]
- Commons category: James Dwight Dana[49]
- Archives at: Yale Peabody Museum[50], Smithsonian Institution Archives[51]
- Residence: United States[52]
- Family name: Dana[53]
- Given name: James[54], Dwight[55]
- Author citation (zoology): Dana[56]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for James Dwight Dana include Mount Dana[57], a mountain[58], in United States[59]; Dana's System of Mineralogy[60], a classification scheme[61]; danalite[62], a mineral species[63]; Dana Medal[64], an award[65], in United States[66]; Dana Meadows[67], a meadow[68], in United States[69]; Dorsa Dana[70]; and Dana Mountains[71].
Why It Matters
James Dwight Dana has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[72] He is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[73]
He has been cited as an influence by Othniel Charles Marsh[74], a paleontologist[75], 1831–1899[76], of United States[77], awarded the Bigsby Medal[78], specialised in biology[79].
Entities named for him include Mount Dana[57], a mountain[58], in United States[59]; Dana's System of Mineralogy[60], a classification scheme[61]; danalite[62], a mineral species[63]; Dana Medal[64], an award[65], in United States[66]; Dana Meadows[67], a meadow[68], in United States[69]; and Dorsa Dana[70].
His notable doctoral advisees include Edmund Otis Hovey[80], a geologist[81], 1862–1924[82], of United States[83].
FAQs
Where was James Dwight Dana born?
James Dwight Dana was born in Utica[2].
Where did James Dwight Dana die?
James Dwight Dana died in New Haven[4].
Who were James Dwight Dana's parents?
James Dwight Dana's mother was Harriet Dwight[14].
Who was James Dwight Dana married to?
James Dwight Dana's spouses include Henrietta Frances Silliman[15].
What did James Dwight Dana do for work?
James Dwight Dana worked as a geologist[5], explorer[6], zoologist[7], carcinologist[8], and university teacher[9].
Where did James Dwight Dana go to school?
James Dwight Dana was educated at Yale College[26].
What awards did James Dwight Dana receive?
Honors received include Copley Medal[27], Clarke Medal[28], Foreign Member of the Royal Society[29], and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[30].
Who did James Dwight Dana influence?
James Dwight Dana has been cited as an influence by Othniel Charles Marsh[74].