1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
EMMONS, EBENEZER (1800-1863), American geologist, was born at Middlefield, Massachusetts, on the i6th of May 1800. He studied medicine at Albany, and after taking his degree practised for some years in Berkshire county. His interest in geology was kindled in early life, and in 1824 he had assisted Prof. Chester Dewey (1784-1867) in preparing a geological map of Berkshire county, in which the first attempt was made to classify the rocks of the Taconic area. While thus giving much of his time to natural science, unde…
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