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Jonathan Pearson (footballer)
Jonathan Pearson (February 23, 1813 - June 20, 1887) was an American botanist and historian. Life Pearson was born in Chichester, New Hampshire, where his father worked as a miller. From 1832 to 1835 he attended Union College in Schenectady, New York, as a student before taking a position as a tutor in 1836, eventually becoming a professor. Along with professorial positions, Pearson was the college's librarian from 1839 to 1886, and treasurer. In April 1841 he married Mary Lord Hosford, and they had three children. He died in Schenectady on June 20, 1887. Published major works * Pearson, Jonathan, ''A general catalogue of the officers, graduates and students of Union College from 1795 to 1854.'' (Schenectady : printed by S. S. Riggs, 1854) * Pearson, Jonathan, ''Early records of the city and county of Albany, and colony of Rensselaerswyck (1656-1675)'' (Albany, N.Y. : J. Munsell, 1869) (Four volumes) * Pearson, Jonathan, ''Contributions for the genealogies of the first settl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botany
Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek word (''botanē'') meaning " pasture", " herbs" "grass", or " fodder"; is in turn derived from (), "to feed" or "to graze". Traditionally, botany has also included the study of fungi and algae by mycologists and phycologists respectively, with the study of these three groups of organisms remaining within the sphere of interest of the International Botanical Congress. Nowadays, botanists (in the strict sense) study approximately 410,000 species of land plants of which some 391,000 species are vascular plants (including approximately 369,000 species of flowering plants), and approximately 20,000 are bryophytes. Botany originated in prehistory as herbalism with the efforts of early humans to identify – and later cultivate – ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chichester, New Hampshire
Chichester is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,665 at the 2020 census. History Chichester was granted in 1727 to Nathaniel Gookin and others,Article i''Statistics and Gazetteer of New-Hampshire'' (1875)/ref> and was named for Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Earl of Chichester and England's Secretary of State for the Southern Department. The first settlement was commenced by Paul Morrill in 1758. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which are land and are water, comprising 0.50% of the town. The highest point in Chichester is an unnamed summit at above sea level, midway between Garvin Hill () to the east and Plausawa Hill () to the west in neighboring Pembroke. All three summits are less than one mile apart. The west side of Chichester drains to the Soucook River in Loudon, while the east side drains to the Suncook River, which forms the town's northea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miller
A miller is a person who operates a Gristmill, mill, a machine to grind a grain (for example corn or wheat) to make flour. Mill (grinding), Milling is among the oldest of human occupations. "Miller", "Milne" and other variants are common surnames, as are their equivalents in other languages around the world ("Melnyk (surname), Melnyk" in Russian language, Russian, Belorussian language, Belorussian & Ukrainian language, Ukrainian, "Meunier (other), Meunier" in French language, French, "Müller (surname), Müller" or "Mueller (surname), Mueller" in German language, German, "Mulder" and "Molenaar" in Dutch language, Dutch, "Molnár" in Hungarian language, Hungarian, "Molinero" in Spanish language, Spanish, "Molinaro" or "Molinari" in Italian language, Italian etc.). Milling existed in hunter-gatherer communities, and later millers were important to the history of agriculture, development of agriculture. The materials ground by millers are often foodstuffs and particularly c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
