Person Detail: David Starr Jordan

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Full Name: David Starr Jordan | ||
Biography: (1851-1931) Poet, botanist, peace activist. "Blood of the Nation," was born near Gainesville, New York. |
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1851 |
Wyoming County Born in Gainesville, NY |
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1931 |
(Unknown) County Jordan died in Stanford, California, in 1931. |
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1902 |
(Unknown) County The Blood of the Nation: A Study of the Decay of Races Through the Survival of the Unfit |
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1866 |
Tompkins County Jordan began attending Cornell University in 1866. After finishing his undergraduate degree there he taught classes in the Biology department. Jordan received a master's degree from Cornell in 1872. |
