Orestes Hawley St. John: advisors and students

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Orestes Hawley St. John

American geologist, paleontologist and scientific illustrator1841 to 1921

Wikidata names Louis Agassiz as teacher. Linked to Wikidata, Wikipedia, and VIAF.

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Teachers and mentors1

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Louis Agassiz

Education and career5

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Harvard University
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University of Kansas
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University of Iowa
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Museum of Comparative Zoology
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United States Geological Survey
worked

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known as: scientific illustrator, geologist, paleontologist, ichthyologist, botanical collector
Wikipedia: in 4 languages

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stated by WikidataVIAF56444917

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Read on 27 October 2026. A citation names the day the record was read, not a version.

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@misc{academicancestry_Q53508974,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Orestes Hawley St. John: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q53508974},
  note = {read on 2026-10-27}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 27). Orestes Hawley St. John: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-27]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q53508974