James M. Safford
James M. Safford (1822–1907) was an American geologist, chemist and university professor.
James Merrill Safford | |
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| Born | 1822 |
| Died | 1907 |
| Occupation | Geologist Chemist University professor |
Biography
Early life
James Merrill Safford was born in 1822.[1] He received an M.D. and a PhD.[2] He was trained as a chemist at Yale University.[3]
Career
He taught at Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee from 1848 to 1873.[3][4] He served as a Professor of Mineralogy, Botany, and Economical Geology at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee from 1875 to 1900.[2][3] He was a Presbyterian, and often started his lessons with a prayer.[3]
He served on the Tennessee Board of Health.[3] Additionally, he acted as a chemist for the Tennessee Bureau of Agriculture in the 1870s and 1880s.[3]
He published fifty-four books, reports, and maps.[3]
Death
He died in 1907.[1]
Bibliography
- James M. Safford, The Silurian basin of Middle Tennessee, with notices of the strata surrounding it. (New Haven, Printed by B.L. Hamlen, 1851).[5]
- James M. Safford, A geological report of the coal and oil lands in Kentucky (Louisville, Kentucky: J.P. Morton & co., 1865).[6]
- James M. Safford, Geology of Tennessee (Nashville, Tennessee: S. C. Mercer, 1869.).[7]
- James M. Safford and Joseph Buckner Killebrew, The elements of the geology of Tennessee. Prepared for the use of the school of Tennessee, and for all persons seeking a knowledge of the resources of the state. (Nashville, Tennessee: Foster & Webb, 1900).[8]
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References
- The University of Pennsylvania Library: James M. Safford
- Vanderbilt University faculty in 1875
- Richard G. Stearns, James M. Safford, Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, December 25, 2009
- P. Doyle, Matthew R. Bennett Fields of Battle: Terrain in Military History, Springer, 2002, p. 111
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