Charles Whittlesey (geologist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles Whittlesey (geologist)

American geologist

Date of Birth: 04-Oct-1808

Place of Birth: Southington, Connecticut, United States

Date of Death: 18-Oct-1886

Profession: geologist, archaeologist, anthropologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Charles Whittlesey (born Southington, Connecticut, 4 October 1808; died Cleveland, Ohio, 18 October 1886) was a soldier, geologist and an investigator of mounds relics of the United States.
He is described by Ephraim George Squier and Edwin Hamilton Davis in their book Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley as a "zealous investigator" in the field of "American antiquarian research."