Ormsby M. Mitchel
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 162 years ago |
Date of birth | August 28,1810 |
Zodiac sign | Virgo |
Born | Union County |
Kentucky | |
United States | |
Date of died | October 30,1862 |
Died | Beaufort |
South Carolina | |
United States | |
Place of burial | Green-Wood Cemetery, New York, United States |
Years of service | 1829–1832, 1861–1862 |
Education | United States Military Academy |
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ID | 1695974 |
Ormsby M. Mitchel Life story
Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel was an American astronomer and major general in the American Civil War. A multi-talented man, he was also an attorney, surveyor, professor, and publisher. He is notable for publishing the first magazine in the United States devoted to astronomy.