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Silas Laurence Loomis

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in 1857, and instructor in mathematics to naval cadets in 1860. From 1861 to 1867, he was professor of
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The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans
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in 1856. Previous to his study at Wesleyan, Loomis had taught at
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Johnson, Rossiter; Brown, John Howard, eds. (1904).
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Silas Loomis

Coventry
Fernandina Beach
Wesleyan University
Georgetown University

Coventry
Connecticut
Wesleyan University
medicine
Georgetown University
Holliston Academy
Massachusetts
Washington, D.C.
physiology
astronomer
United States Coast Survey
chemistry
toxicology
dean
Howard University
American Civil War
surgeon
Major General
George B. McClellan
textile
fabric
palmetto
ores

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