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John Strong Newberry

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John Strong Newberry

Birth
Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Death
7 Dec 1892 (aged 69)
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
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Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
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Section 2 Lot 364-0
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Paleontologist and Paleobotanist. He was a member of the faculty of the School of Mines at Columbia University for 24 years. He also helped found the Geological Society of America. Named in his honor are the goby, "Eucyclogobius newberryi", and the rainbow trout "Salmo newberryi". Lake Newberry, a glacial lake in New York, is also his namesake, as is Newberry Volcano in Oregon.
Paleontologist and Paleobotanist. He was a member of the faculty of the School of Mines at Columbia University for 24 years. He also helped found the Geological Society of America. Named in his honor are the goby, "Eucyclogobius newberryi", and the rainbow trout "Salmo newberryi". Lake Newberry, a glacial lake in New York, is also his namesake, as is Newberry Volcano in Oregon.

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  • Originally Created by: Mary Blank Szekely
  • Added: May 2, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19188597/john_strong-newberry: accessed ), memorial page for John Strong Newberry (22 Dec 1822–7 Dec 1892), Find a Grave Memorial ID 19188597, citing Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.