Jedidiah Morse
(1761-1826)
United States geographer and clergyman
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Jedidiah Morse (August 23, 1761 – June 9, 1826) was a geographer whose textbooks became a staple for students in the United States. He was the father of the telegraphy pioneer and painter Samuel Morse, and his textbooks earned him the sobriquet of "father of American geography."
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23 July 1761 Woodstock, Connecticut
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| Died |
9 June 1826 (aged 64) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
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| Zodiac | Cancer |
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