Jared Potter Kirtland
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Jared Potter Kirtland (November 10, 1793 – December 10, 1877) was a naturalist, malacologist, and politician most active in the U.S. state of Ohio, where he served as a probate judge, and in the Ohio House of Representatives. He was also a physician and co-founder of Western Reserve University's Medical School, as well as what would become the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. The Kirtland Bird Club of Northeast Ohio, founded on September 28, 1940, is named after him.[1]
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Born | (1793-11-10)November 10, 1793 |
Died | December 10, 1877(1877-12-10) (aged 84) |
Nationality | American |
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Fields | natural history malacology |
Institutions | Cleveland Museum of Natural History |
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