Dictionary of American Biography, Vol. 17

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Excerpt from Dictionary of American Biography, Vol. 17: Sewell, StevensonSeybert, henry (dec. 23, 1801 - Mar. 3, mineralogist, philanthropist, was born in Philadelphia, the son of Adam and Maria Sarah (pepper) Seybert. His early education was supervised by his father, whose traveling companion and scientific assistant he became. Later he studied at the Ecole des Mines at Paris, and upon his return to Philadelphia he was made, at the early age Of twenty-one, a member Of the American Philosophical Society.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.