James M. Safford | |
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Born | James Merrill Safford August 13, 1822
Putnam, Ohio |
Died | July 2, 1907
Dallas, Texas | (aged 84)
Education | Yale University |
Occupation(s) | Geologist Chemist University professor |
Spouse |
Catherine K. Owens (
m. 1859) |
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James Merrill Safford (1822–1907) was an American geologist, chemist and university professor.
James M. Safford was born in Putnam, Ohio on August 13, 1822. [1] [2] He received an M.D. and a PhD. [3] He was trained as a chemist at Yale University. [4]
He married Catherine K. Owens in 1859, and they had two children. [2]
Safford taught at Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee from 1848 to 1873. [4] [5] He served as a professor of mineralogy, Botany, and Economical Geology at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee from 1875 to 1900. [3] [4] He was a Presbyterian, and often started his lessons with a prayer. [4]
He served on the Tennessee Board of Health. [4] Additionally, he acted as a chemist for the Tennessee Bureau of Agriculture in the 1870s and 1880s. [4]
He published fifty-four books, reports, and maps. [4]
He died in Dallas on July 2, 1907. [1] [6]
James M. Safford | |
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Born | James Merrill Safford August 13, 1822
Putnam, Ohio |
Died | July 2, 1907
Dallas, Texas | (aged 84)
Education | Yale University |
Occupation(s) | Geologist Chemist University professor |
Spouse |
Catherine K. Owens (
m. 1859) |
Signature | |
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James Merrill Safford (1822–1907) was an American geologist, chemist and university professor.
James M. Safford was born in Putnam, Ohio on August 13, 1822. [1] [2] He received an M.D. and a PhD. [3] He was trained as a chemist at Yale University. [4]
He married Catherine K. Owens in 1859, and they had two children. [2]
Safford taught at Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee from 1848 to 1873. [4] [5] He served as a professor of mineralogy, Botany, and Economical Geology at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee from 1875 to 1900. [3] [4] He was a Presbyterian, and often started his lessons with a prayer. [4]
He served on the Tennessee Board of Health. [4] Additionally, he acted as a chemist for the Tennessee Bureau of Agriculture in the 1870s and 1880s. [4]
He published fifty-four books, reports, and maps. [4]
He died in Dallas on July 2, 1907. [1] [6]