Worthen, Amos Henry, 1813-1888

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Worthen, Amos Henry, 1813-1888

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        1813-1888

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        Amos Henry Worthen was born on October 31, 1813, in Bradford, Vermont.

        He was a geologist and paleontologist. He attended Bradford Academy. He moved to Ohio and taught school at Cumminsville, near Cincinnati. He returned to his boyhood interest in natural science and studied the forests of the Mississippi valley, collecting fossils and minerals. In 1858, he became the second State Geologist of Illinois. From 1877 to 1888, he served as the first Curator of the Illinois State Museum. Worthen was a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a member of the American Philosophical Society (1863), and the National Academy of Sciences.

        In 1834, he married Sarah Burnham Kimball (1814–1887). He died on May 6, 1888, in Warsaw, Illinois.

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