James Dwight Dana ( 1813 - 1895 )

Birth: Utica, New York, USA (12 February 1813) Death: New Haven, Connecticut, USA (14 April 1895) Research Field: Geology, mineralogy Education: Yale College Career: Instructor in Mathematics to midshipmen, US Navy; Assistant to Professor Silliman; published 'Descriptive mineralogy' (1837); Mineralogist and Geologist, United States expedition voyage around the world; Professor of Geology and Natural History, Yale (1850); retired (1892); died of heart failure Membership: Foreign Member Election Date: 18/12/1884 Medals/Prizes: Copley Medal 1877.