Gerard Troost

Gerardus Troost
Born(1776-03-05)March 5, 1776
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
DiedAugust 14, 1850(1850-08-14) (aged 74)
Nashville, Tennessee, US
NationalityAmerican-Dutch
Scientific career
FieldsMineralogy, biology

Gerardus Troost (March 5, 1776 – August 14, 1850) was a Dutch-American medical doctor, naturalist, mineralogist, and founding member and first president of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences.

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