Joseph Henry
| Prof. Joseph Henry | |||||||||||
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| Born | 1797 | ||||||||||
| Died | 1878 | ||||||||||
| Residence | Smithsonian Institution Washington | ||||||||||
| Occupation | academic | ||||||||||
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1852.02.18 2. A letter from Joseph Henry Esq., Secretary to the Smithsonian Institution, Washington US, thanking the Society for the donation of vols. 1 and 2 of our Journal.
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Joseph Henry (December 17, 1797 – May 13, 1878) was an American scientist who served as the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, as well as a founding member of the National Institute for the Promotion of Science, a precursor of the Smithsonian Institution