John Strong Newberry
1822–92
American physician, geologist, and stratigrapher. Appointed professor of geology, Columbia University (now George Washington University), 1856. Participated in the Colorado River expedition, 1857–8. During the Civil War, served with the United States Sanitary Commission. Professor of geology and palaeontology, School of Mines of Columbia University, New York, 1866–92. State geologist of Ohio, 1869–74.
Sources
DAB
Sarjeant 1980–96
Bibliography
DAB: Dictionary of American biography. Under the auspices of the American Council of Learned Societies. 20 vols., index, and 10 supplements. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons; Simon & Schuster Macmillan. London: Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1928–95.
Sarjeant, William A. S. 1980–96. Geologists and the history of geology: an international bibliography. 10 vols. including supplements. London: Macmillan. Malabar, Fla.: Robert E. Krieger Publishing.
