Alexander Winchell
US geologist and paleontologist (1824–1891) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alexander Winchell (December 31, 1824, in North East, New York – February 19, 1891, in Ann Arbor, Michigan)[2] was an American geologist who contributed to this field mainly as an educator and a popular lecturer and writer. His views on evolution aroused controversy among his contemporaries; today the racism of these views is more cause for comment.[3]
Not to be confused with Alexander Newton Winchell.
Quick Facts 1st Chancellor of Syracuse University, Succeeded by ...
Alexander Winchell | |
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1st Chancellor of Syracuse University | |
In office January 1873 – June 1874 | |
Succeeded by | Erastus Otis Haven |
3rd President of Geological Society of America | |
In office 1891–1891[1] | |
Personal details | |
Born | December 31, 1824 (1824-12-31) North East, New York |
Died | February 19, 1891 (1891-02-20) (aged 66) Ann Arbor, Michigan |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Geologist, author |
Known for | Adamites and Preadamites: or, A Popular Discussion (1878), Pre-Adamite hypothesis |
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