James Dwight Dana

American mineralogist, scientist and zoologist (1813-1895).

Quick Facts

Died: 1895-04-14
Occupation: geologist · explorer · zoologist · carcinologist · university teacher · botanist · mineralogist · scientific illustrator · scientific collector
Citizenship: United States
Birthplace: Utica
Affiliation: Royal Society of London
Affiliation: German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
Affiliation: Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences
Affiliation: Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Affiliation: American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Affiliation: Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Affiliation: Royal Physiographic Society in Lund
Affiliation: Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Affiliation: Russian Academy of Sciences
Affiliation: Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences
Affiliation: Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL
Affiliation: National Academy of Sciences
Membership: Academy of Sciences of Turin · since 30 November 1873
Affiliation: Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony
Membership: American Philosophical Society · since 1854
Membership: Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei · since 2 July 1875

James Dwight Dana is the child of Harriet Dwight.

Date / result	Award / category
18 December 1884 Received	Foreign Member of the Royal Society
1882 Received	Clarke Medal
1877 Received	Copley Medal
1872 Received	Wollaston Medal
— Received	Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

James Dwight Dana’s education and training.

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