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Alexander Winchell

American geologist

Died when: 66 years 50 days (793 months)
Star Sign: Capricorn

 

Alexander Winchell

Alexander Winchell (December 31, 1824, in North East, New York – February 19, 1891, in Ann Arbor, Michigan) was a United States geologist who contributed to this field mainly as an educator and a popular lecturer and author.

His views on evolution aroused controversy among his contemporaries; today the racism of these views is more cause for comment.


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