Jesse Olney, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Jesse Olney

American geographer

Date of Birth: 12-Oct-1798

Date of Death: 31-Jul-1872

Profession: writer, politician, geographer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Jesse Olney (12 October 1798 Union, Connecticut – 31 July 1872 Stratford, Connecticut) was a geographer.
He was particularly active in the improvement of school textbooks on this subject, and was amply rewarded by substantial sales, second only to Webster's American Spelling Book.