Background
Cragin, Francis Whittemore was born on September 4, 1858 in Greenfield, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Doctor Francis Whittemore and Mary Ann (Le Bosquet) Cragin.
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Francis Whittemore Cragin
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Studied in Wisconsin and Kansas. Washburn College, Topeka, Kansas, and Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. Graduate Lawrence Scientific School, Harvard, Bachelor of Science, 1882 (Doctor of Philisophy, Johns Hopkins, 1899).
Career
Studied marine zoology at Doctor A. Agassiz’ private laboratory, Newport, Rhode Island. Professor natural history, Washburn College, 1882-1891. Inaugurated, 1883, and continued until 1891, the 1st so-called “biological survey”—that of Kansas.
Professor geology, Colorado College, since 1891, examiner of mineral lands.
Publishing on connection therewith Bulletin of Washburn College Laboratory of Natural History. Assistant geologist Texas State Geological Survey, 1892-1893.
An editor and proprietor American Geologist, 1890-1896. Author of many scientific papers, the earlier chiefly on zoology and botany, the later principally on geology and palaeontology.
Member since 1880, fellow since 1890, American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Original fellow Geological Society of America. Member National Geography Society. International Congress of Geologists.
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Address: 1715 Wood Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Achievements
Membership
Member since 1880, fellow since 1890, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member National Geography Society.
Connections
Married August, 1884, Catherine Officer.
