Wistar, Isaac J. (Isaac Jones), 1827-1905

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Isaac Jones Wistar was born in Philadelphia and educated at the Friends' Select School and Haverford College. He ran a dry goods store in Philadelphia, but in 1849 he travelled West with Dr. William Gambel as assistant curator of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences.

From the description of Autobiography, 1892. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 122597453

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referencedIn Leidy, Joseph, 1823-1891. [Notes to his course on anatomy at the University of Pennsylvania Department of Medicine]. College of Physicians of Philadelphia
referencedIn Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts Civil War collection, 1724-1933 (inclusive); 1861-1912 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Philip Case Lockwood memorial collection of Civil War portraits and autographs, 1862-ca. 1886. Houghton Library
creatorOf Wistar, Isaac J. 1827-1905 Isaac Jones. Autobiographical notes manuscript Circa 1892 / Isaac Jones Wistar. The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library
creatorOf Moore, John Bassett, 1860-1947. Correspondence with Henry Charles Lea, 1900. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Wistar, Isaac J. (Isaac Jones), 1827-1905. Correspondence to Henry Charles Lea, 1881-1904. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Wistar, Caspar, 1801-1867. Letters (Philadelphia, 1837 June 27 - 1846, Sept. 20) to Isaac Jones Wistar; "Birwood"; Westtown, Pa., and Box ... Farms, Bucks Co., Pa. 1837-1846. College of Physicians of Philadelphia
referencedIn Barrows family papers, 1861-1931. Houghton Library
referencedIn Burt, S. W. (Silas Wright), 1830-1912. Correspondence, 1870-1910. Churchill County Museum
referencedIn American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIi, 1897 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIj, 1898-1988 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Peale-Sellers family collection, 1686-1963 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Wistar, Isaac J. (Isaac Jones), 1827-1905. Autobiography, 1892. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn American Philosophical Society Library. Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection. 1668-1983. American Philosophical Society
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associatedWith Fitch, John person
associatedWith Gambel, William, 1821-1849. person
associatedWith Genth, F. A., (Frederick Augustus), 1820-1893 person
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associatedWith Seybert, Adam, 1773-1825 person
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associatedWith Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865 person
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associatedWith Wistar, Caspar, 1801-1867. person
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West (U.S.)
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Birth 1827-11-14

Death 1905-09-18

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