Edwin James

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Edwin James was a 19th-century American botanist, explorer, and physician best known for leading the first recorded ascent of Pikes Peak and for his scientific work on the American West.

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instanceOf American
botanist
explorer
person
physician
activeIn 19th century
birthDate 1797-08-27
birthPlace Weybridge, Vermont NERFINISHED
climbed Pikes Peak NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1861-10-28
described new plant species from the American West
educatedAt Middlebury College NERFINISHED
employer Stephen Harriman Long expedition NERFINISHED
familyName James NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork botany
exploration
medicine
genre scientific writing
givenName Edwin NERFINISHED
hasNotableAchievement documented Native American languages in expedition reports
produced one of the earliest scientific descriptions of the Rocky Mountain region
knownFor botanical exploration of the American West
first recorded ascent of Pikes Peak
work on the Long Expedition report
languageOfWorkOrName English
nationality American
notableWork Account of an Expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED
occupation botanist
explorer
physician
participatedIn Long Expedition NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Iowa NERFINISHED
researched flora of the Great Plains
flora of the Rocky Mountains
studied medicine
natural history

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Pikes Peak firstAscentBy Edwin James