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Douglass Houghton

Douglass Houghton

Years at Michigan: 1839 - 1845
Literature, Science, and the Arts
| Chemistry | Geological Sciences | Mineralogy |
Pharmacy
Professor of Mineralogy, Geology, Chemistry & Pharmacy

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Bio

January 1, 1906
Hinsdale and Demmon, History of the University of Michigan
October 1, 1939
Regents' Proceedings