Joseph Young Bergen (February 22, 1851 – October 10, 1917) was an American

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Career

Bergen was born in

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. He graduated in 1872 from

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, and was for a time successively a member of the

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and professor of

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s at

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. In 1883, he became principal of the

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high school and subsequently an instructor at the

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(1889-1901). He was elected a Fellow of the

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in 1915.

Family

He married his fellow Antioch College graduate Fanny Dickerson on the 28 June 1876. They would write ''A Primer of Darwinism and Organic Evolution'' together, published in 1890. Fanny published numerous articles and books in her own right and was an acknowledge expert on American folklore.

Publications

His publications include: *''Physics'' (with Prof E. H. Hall) *''A Primer of Darwinism and Organic Evolution'' (with F. D. Bergen, 1890)
''Elements of Botany''
(1896) *''Principles of Botany'' (with B. M. Davis, 1906) *''Practical Botany'' (with O. W. Caldwell, 1911) *''Introduction to Botany'' (with O. W. Caldwell, 1914)

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* * Science magazine, Jan. 4, 1918, "Address at the Funeral Services of Joseph Young Bergen" by E.H. Hall 1851 births 1917 deaths American educators American science writers American botanists Antioch College alumni Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences People from Calais, Maine {{US-scientist-stub