Harvard University School of Mining and Practical Geology

Harvard University School of Mining and Practical Geology
Other name	Harvard School of Mining and Practical Geology
Type	Private
Active	1865–1875
Parent institution	Harvard University
Endowment	US$50,000
President	Thomas Hill Charles W. Eliot
Academic staff	Thomas Hill, Asa Gray, Joseph Lovering, Henry L. Eustis, Josiah D. Whitney, Wolcott Gibbs, Josiah P. Cooke; ; Raphael Pumpelly; ; Joseph Winlock, William H. Pettee, Nathaniel S. Shaler
Location	Cambridge, Massachusetts

The Harvard University School of Mining and Practical Geology was founded at Harvard University in 1865 on a $50,000 endowment provided by philanthropist Samuel Hooper. The endowment also established the Sturgis Hooper Professorship of Geology. Closely affiliated with Lawrence Scientific School, the mining school operated for ten years with low enrollment then closed in 1875.^[6]

^ Hill was the first president of the school. He also was president of Harvard University (1862 – 1868) and was qualified to lecture in science and mathematics.
^ ^a ^b A Catalogue of the Officers and Students of Harvard University, for the Academical Year 1864-1865. Cambridge, Massachusetts: University Press: Welch, Bigelow, and Company. 1864. p. 81.
^ Eliot was the last president of the school. He also was president of Harvard University (1869 – 1909) and was qualified to lecture in mathematics and chemistry.
^ ^a ^b The Harvard University Catalogue 1874-75. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Charles W. Sever. 1874. p. 101.
^ Browman, David L.; Williams, Stephen (2013). Anthropology at Harvard. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. pp. 141–142. ISBN 9780873659130.
^ Clark, Elliott A.; Rossiter, Margaret W. (1992). Science at Harvard University: Historical Perspectives. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania: Lehigh University Press. pp. 343, 345. ISBN 9780934223126.

[1] Hill was the first president of the school. He also was president of Harvard University (1862 – 1868) and was qualified to lecture in science and mathematics.

[Catalogue1864-2] A Catalogue of the Officers and Students of Harvard University, for the Academical Year 1864-1865. Cambridge, Massachusetts: University Press: Welch, Bigelow, and Company. 1864. p. 81.

[3] Eliot was the last president of the school. He also was president of Harvard University (1869 – 1909) and was qualified to lecture in mathematics and chemistry.

[Catalogue1874-4] The Harvard University Catalogue 1874-75. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Charles W. Sever. 1874. p. 101.

[Browman-5] Browman, David L.; Williams, Stephen (2013). Anthropology at Harvard. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. pp. 141–142. ISBN 9780873659130.

[Elliott-6] Clark, Elliott A.; Rossiter, Margaret W. (1992). Science at Harvard University: Historical Perspectives. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania: Lehigh University Press. pp. 343, 345. ISBN 9780934223126.

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