He gathered a valuable collection of minerals and published a treatise on Mineralogy and Geology (1816; third edition, 1856), which earned for him the title "Father of American Mineralogy."
parker, cleaveland, january, 1780, august, 1858, american, geologist, mineralogist, born, rowley, massachusetts, born, 1780, january, 1780rowley, massachusetts, usadiedaugust, 1858, 1858, aged, brunswick, maine, usaalma, materharvard, universityknown, forpubli. Parker Cleaveland January 1 1780 August 15 1858 was an American geologist and mineralogist born in Rowley Massachusetts Parker CleavelandBorn 1780 01 15 January 15 1780Rowley Massachusetts USADiedAugust 15 1858 1858 08 15 aged 78 Brunswick Maine USAAlma materHarvard UniversityKnown forPublished a treatise on Mineralogy and GeologyScientific careerFieldsChemistry Mathematics PhilosophyInstitutionsBowdoin CollegeHe was identified with the early progress of the natural sciences After having attending the Dummer Academy in Byfield Massachusetts he graduated from Harvard in 1799 was tutor in mathematics there from 1803 to 1805 was chosen professor of mathematics and natural philosophy and lecturer on chemistry and mineralogy in Bowdoin College a position which he retained until his death although many professorships in other colleges and the presidency of his own were offered to him He was elected an Associate Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1809 and to the American Philosophical Society in 1818 1 2 He gathered a valuable collection of minerals and published a treatise on Mineralogy and Geology 1816 third edition 1856 which earned for him the title Father of American Mineralogy Peleg Chandler was his son in law and funded the renovation of Massachusetts Hall Bowdoin College in 1872 after graduating from Bowdoin in 1834 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Gilman D C Peck H T Colby F M eds 1905 New International Encyclopedia 1st ed New York Dodd Mead a href Template Cite encyclopedia html title Template Cite encyclopedia cite encyclopedia a Missing or empty title help See also editParker Cleaveland HouseReferences edit Book of Members 1780 2010 Chapter C PDF American Academy of Arts and Sciences Retrieved September 9 2016 APS Member History search amphilsoc org Retrieved 2021 04 05 External links editBiographical Archive The Mineralogical Record Parker Cleaveland Collection George J Mitchell Department of Special Collections amp Archives Bowdoin College Library Genealogy profile Geni com nbsp This biographical article about an American geologist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Parker Cleaveland amp oldid 1170309882, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
