Elisha Mitchell Scientist

Elisha Mitchell (August 19, 1793 – June 27, 1857) was an American educator, geologist and Presbyterian minister. His geological studies led to the identification of North Carolina's Mount Mitchell as the highest peak east of the Mississippi River.

Personal facts

Elisha Mitchell
Birth dateAugust 19, 1793
Birth place
Washington Connecticut , United States
Nationality
United States
Date of deathJune 27, 1857
Place of death
North Carolina , Yancey County North Carolina , United States
Residence
North Carolina , Chapel Hill North Carolina , United States
Education
Yale University
Known for
Mount Mitchell

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Scientist

Field of study
Chemist
Geologist

Topical connections

Frank Porter GrahamSenator
David Lowry SwainPolitician
Albert Ernest RadfordScientist
Adolf Carl NoéScientist
A. M. MillerCollege coach

Elisha Mitchell on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://books.google.com/books?id=XTUPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA336&lpg=PA336&dq=american+journal+of+science+and+arts+elisha+mitchell&source=bl&ots=hoVp-b7u51&sig=HlrSJ3jnglzXl6LV5G14KQa9fe0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=8R5CUZS7Bq3D4APA64FY&ved=0CEoQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=american%20journal%20of%20science%20and%20arts%20elisha%20mitchell&f=false
  2. http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/m/Mitchell,Elisha.html
  3. http://www.ncacadsci.org
  4. http://www.ncacadsci.org/journal.html