The Encyclopedia Americana: The International Reference Work, Volume 7Americana Corporation, 1960 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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He was educated as an ecclesiastic , and resided 36 years in the provinces of New Spain , where he acquired the languages of the Mexicans and other aboriginal peoples , collected many of their traditions and studied their historical ...
He was educated as an ecclesiastic , and resided 36 years in the provinces of New Spain , where he acquired the languages of the Mexicans and other aboriginal peoples , collected many of their traditions and studied their historical ...
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He studied law and began practice in New York in 1791 , where he soon attained high rank in his profession . He was a member of the legislature and mayor of New York ( 1818–1821 ) , a member of Congress ( 1821–1823 ) , and of the State ...
He studied law and began practice in New York in 1791 , where he soon attained high rank in his profession . He was a member of the legislature and mayor of New York ( 1818–1821 ) , a member of Congress ( 1821–1823 ) , and of the State ...
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In 1859 he went to Washington , where he studied reptiles at the Smithsonian Institution , and in the same year published his first paper , “ On the Primary Divisions of the Salamandridae , with a Description of Two New Species ...
In 1859 he went to Washington , where he studied reptiles at the Smithsonian Institution , and in the same year published his first paper , “ On the Primary Divisions of the Salamandridae , with a Description of Two New Species ...
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