Tuomey, M. (Michael), 1805-1857
Variant namesFirst State Geologist of Alabama.
A native of Cork, Ireland, Tuomey immigrated to the U.S. at an early age. In 1847 he began teaching mineralogy, geology and agriculture at the University of Alabama. In 1848 he became the first State Geologist for Ala., a position he held until his death. Tuomey was the author of the First Biennial Report on the Geology of Alabama (1850), the Second Report on the Geology of Alabama (1858) and a Geological Map of Alabama (1853).
From the description of Letter, 1848. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122586351
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| referencedIn | Kurtz, Jeannie Wright. Jeannie Wright Kurtz papers, 1845-1850. | University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Charles Frederick Winslow, Michael Tuomey, and Alonzo Tyler Mosman [photograph], [ca. 1855]. | Massachusetts Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Weather Bureau | National Archives at College Park | |
| creatorOf | Tuomey, M. (Michael), 1805-1857. Letter, 1848. | Alabama Department of Archives and History | |
| referencedIn | Glick, Nathan H. (Nathan Harold), 1912-. Pen and ink drawings, [199--]-[1993]. | Alabama Department of Archives and History | |
| referencedIn | Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894. Papers, 1793-1894 (bulk 1838-1894) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894. Papers, 1793-1894 (bulk 1838-1894) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Carmichael, Emmett B. Pamphlets vertical file--persons, [ca.1835]-[ca.1835]- | Alabama Department of Archives and History |
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| correspondedWith | Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894. | person |
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| associatedWith | Kurtz, Jeannie Wright | person |
| associatedWith | University of Alabama | corporateBody |
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Birth 1805-09-29
Death 1857-03-30
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