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Born September 9, 1823 • Philadelphia • Pennsylvania
Died April 30, 1891 (aged 67) • Philadelphia • Pennsylvania
Notable Works “A Flora and Fauna Within Living Animals” • “Elementary Treatise on Human Anatomy” • “Researches into the Comparative Anatomy of the Liver”
Subjects Of Study United States • fossil • liver • protozoan

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