James Dana may refer to:
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James Dana (clergyman)
James Dana (11 May 1735 – 18 August 1812) was a Protestant clergyman and pastor of the first church in New Haven, Connecticut.
Early life
Dana was born in Cambridge, Province of Massachusetts. He was a nephew of Richard, and descendant through ...
(1735–1812), United States clergyman
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James Dwight Dana
James Dwight Dana Royal Society of London, FRS FRSE (February 12, 1813 – April 14, 1895) was an American geologist, mineralogist, volcanologist, and zoologist. He made pioneering studies of mountain-building, volcano, volcanic activity, and the ...
(1813–1895), American geologist, mineralogist and zoologist
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James Dana (mayor)
James Dana (November 8, 1811 – June 4, 1890) was a Massachusetts politician who was the fifth mayor of Charlestown, Massachusetts
Charlestown is the oldest neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States. Originally called Mi ...
(1811–1890), mayor of Charlestown, Massachusetts
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James Freeman Dana
James Freeman Dana (born in Amherst, New Hampshire, 23 September 1793; died in New York City, 14 April 1827) was an American chemist.
Biography
He graduated from Harvard in 1813, and from the medical school in 1817. He studied with Dr. John G ...
(1793–1827), United States chemist
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