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Coe Finch Austin

AUSTIN, Coe Finch, botanist, born in Finchville, Orange County, New York, 20 June 1831 ; died in Closter, New Jersey, 18 March 1880. He was educated chiefly at Rankin's academy, Deckertown, New Jersey Subsequent to his graduation he devoted some time to lecturing on chemistry and botany, but afterward settled in Closter, where he resided during the latter part of his life. For many years he was curator of the herbarium at Columbia College. He was recognized as an authority on mosses, both in this country and in Europe. His published work includes "Musci Appalachiani" (1870), a valuable description of American mosses, for the preparation of which he made numerous journeys through the eastern, middle, and southern states.

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Samuel Huntington
First President of the United States of America
in Congress Assembled
March 1, 1781 to July 6, 1781

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