Amos Henry Worthen (1813–1888) was an American

geologist A geologist is a scientist who studies the solid, liquid, and gaseous matter that constitutes Earth and other terrestrial planets, as well as the processes that shape them. Geologists usually study geology, earth science, or geophysics, althoug ...

and

paleontologist Paleontology (), also spelled palaeontology or palæontology, is the scientific study of life that existed prior to, and sometimes including, the start of the Holocene epoch (roughly 11,700 years before present). It includes the study of fossi ...

from

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf ...

. He was the second state geologist of Illinois and the first curator of the

Illinois State Museum The Illinois State Museum features the life, land, people and art of the State of Illinois. The headquarters museum is located on Spring and Edwards Streets, one block southwest of the Illinois State Capitol, in Springfield. There are three satell ...

. He was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a member of the

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(1863) and the National Academy of Sciences.R. Bruce McMillan
"The First Century"
''The Living Museum'' 64, nos. 2 and 3 (summer and fall 2002):4–13.

References

*White, Charles A. (1893)
Memoir of Amos Henry Worthen
Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences 1813 births 1888 deaths 19th-century American geologists American paleontologists Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences People from Bradford, Vermont People from Warsaw, Illinois {{US-geologist-stub