Amherst, MA

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Amherst, MA

LOCATION

Official Website:
http://www.amherstma.gov/

Population:
28108

Founding Date:
1739

County:
Hampshire County

Formerly part of Hadley, incorporated 1775.

SCHOOLS

School Founded

Hampshire College 1965
University of Massachusetts Amherst 1863
Amherst College 1821

BIRTHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Emily Dickinson Poet 10-Dec-1830 15-May-1886 Perplexing American poet

Helen Hunt Jackson Poet 15-Oct-1830 12-Aug-1885 Ramona

Michael E. Mann Physicist 28-Dec-1965 Climate change scientist

J Mascis Musician 10-Dec-1965 Frontman for Dinosaur Jr.

Paul Nitze Diplomat 16-Jan-1907 19-Oct-2004 US cold warrior

Stuart Symington Politician 26-Jun-1901 14-Dec-1988 US Senator from Missouri, 1953-76

Jerauld Wright Military 4-Jun-1898 27-Apr-1995 US Atlantic Fleet Commander, 1954-60

Silas Wright Politician 24-May-1795 27-Aug-1847 US Senator from New York, 1833-44

DEATHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Herbert Baxter Adams Historian 16-Apr-1850 30-Jul-1901 Coined term political science

Ray Stannard Baker Journalist 17-Apr-1870 12-Jul-1946 Biographer of Woodrow Wilson

Henry Steele Commager Historian 25-Oct-1902 2-Mar-1998 The American Mind

Emily Dickinson Poet 10-Dec-1830 15-May-1886 Perplexing American poet

Lynn Margulis Biologist 5-Mar-1935 22-Nov-2011 Origin of eukaryotic organelles

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