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Patriot-improvers : biographical sketches of members of the American Philosophical Society. 1. 1743-1768
Whitfield J. Bell (Jr.)Whitfield J. Bell
出版American Philosophical Society, 1997
主題Biography & Autobiography / GeneralBiography & Autobiography / PhilosophersHistory / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775)History / Europe / RenaissanceHistory / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
ISBN08716922609780871692269
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=dKBKSiIICH8C&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋When Benjamin Franklin adopted John Bartram's 1739 idea of bringing together the "virtuosi" of the colonies to promote inquiries into "natural secrets, arts and syances," the result was, in 1743, the founding of the American Philosophical Society. Bell records the early years of the Society through sketches of its first members, those elected between 1743 and 1769. This volume includes biographies of some of the Society's best known members such as Franklin, David Rittenhouse, John Bartram, Benjamin Rush, John Dickinson, Thomas Hopkinson and many lesser known merchants, artisans, farmers, physicians, lawyers and clergymen with familiar surnames such as Biddle, Colden, and Morris. Illustrations.