Amos Henry Worthen Explained

Birth Date:	31 October 1813
Birth Place:	Bradford, Vermont
Death Place:	Warsaw, Illinois
Nationality:	America
Fields:	Geology, Paleontology
Workplaces:	Illinois State Museum
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Amos Henry Worthen (1813–1888) was an American geologist and paleontologist from Illinois. He was the second state geologist of Illinois and the first curator of the Illinois State Museum. He was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a member of the American Philosophical Society (1863)^[1] and the National Academy of Sciences.^{[2] [3]}

References

• White, Charles A. (1893). Memoir of Amos Henry Worthen. Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences

Notes and References

1. Web site: Amos H. Worthen . American Philosophical Society Member History Database . 16 February 2021.
2. Book: Appletons' annual cyclopedia and register of important events of the year 1888. . New Series, Vol. XIII. D. Appleton & Company. New York. 1889. 658–659.
3. R. Bruce McMillan, "The First Century", The Living Museum 64, nos. 2 and 3 (summer and fall 2002):4 - 13.