Jonathan Pearson
American author (1813–1887)
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Jonathan Pearson (February 23, 1813 - June 20, 1887) was an American botanist and historian.[1]
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| Born | February 23, 1813 Chichester, New Hampshire, United States |
| Died | June 20, 1887 (aged 74) Schenectady, New York, United States |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Natural philosophy, chemistry, botany, agriculture, history. |
| Institutions | Union College |
Life
Pearson was born in Chichester, New Hampshire, where his father worked as a miller.[2] From 1832 to 1835 he attended Union College in Schenectady, New York, as a student before taking a position as a tutor in 1836, eventually becoming a professor.[2] Along with professorial positions, Pearson was the college's librarian from 1839 to 1886, and treasurer.[1]
In April 1841 he married Mary Lord Hosford, and they had three children.[3]
He died in Schenectady on June 20, 1887.[4]
Published major works
- Pearson, Jonathan, A general catalogue of the officers, graduates and students of Union College from 1795 to 1854. (Schenectady : printed by S. S. Riggs, 1854)
- Pearson, Jonathan, Early records of the city and county of Albany, and colony of Rensselaerswyck (1656-1675) (Albany, N.Y. : J. Munsell, 1869) (Four volumes)
- Pearson, Jonathan, Contributions for the genealogies of the first settlers of the ancient county of Albany, from 1630 to 1800. (Albany, J. Munsell, 1872)
- Pearson, Jonathan, Two hundredth anniversary of the First Reformed Protestant Dutch church, of Schenectady, N. Y., June 20th and 21st ... 1880. (Schenectady : Daily and Weekly Union Steam Printing House, 1880)
- Jonathan Pearson, A. M. and others, edited by J. W. MacMurray. A History of the Schenectady Patent in the Dutch and English Times; being contributions toward a history of the lower Mohawk Valley (Albany, NY: J. Munsell's Sons, Printers, 1883)
- Jonathan Pearson, and Harold C. Martin (editor) The diary of Jonathan Pearson. (Schenectady: Union College Press, 2004)
Unpublished sources
His diaries are held by the Union College library.[5]
Legacy
Botanical collections
A small number of specimens collected by Pearson are held by the National Herbarium of Victoria Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, and the National Museum of Natural History, France.[8][9] His collecting labels are identifiable through their Latinisation; Pearson is identified as Iona. Pearson and his collections are from Schenectadiae, Nov. Ebor.
