John Strong Newberry

American invertebrate paleontologist. Conducted field work in the Grand Canyon in the 1850s with a U.S. military survey. Newberry presided over the Lyceum of Natural History's transformation into the New York Academy of Sciences. Died 1892.

Career:

Professor of geology and paleontology, Columbia School of Mines, from 1866
President, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1867
President, Lyceum of Natural History, 1868-1876
President, New York Academy of Sciences, 1876-1892
President, Torrey Botanical Club

Studied under:

Students:

N. L. Britton
F. V. Hayden

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