California Academy of Sciences

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California Academy of Sciences

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION

Founded 1863 a the California Academy of Natural Sciences.

Official Website:
http://www.calacademy.org/

Founding Date:
1853

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Samuel Armacost Business Mar-1939 Chairman of SRI International

Robert A. Corrigan Educator 21-Apr-1935 President, San Francisco State University

Susan Desmond-Hellmann Doctor 1958 Chancellor of UCSF

Paul R. Ehrlich Scientist 29-May-1932 The Population Bomb

Andrew Smith Hallidie Inventor 16-Mar-1836 24-Apr-1900 Designed the first cable car system

James Lick Business 25-Aug-1796 1-Oct-1876 Lick Observatory

William J. Patterson Business 27-Jan-1962 24-Sep-2010 SPO Partners & Co.

Glenn Seaborg Physicist 19-Apr-1912 25-Feb-1999 Co-Discoverer of Plutonium

Nettie Stevens Biologist 7-Jul-1861 4-May-1912 X and Y chromosomes

James N. Sullivan Business 1937 Vice Chairman of Chevron, 1989-2000

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