Researching Frank Knowlton
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 249 people with the Knowlton surname? In that year Knowlton was ranked number 3330 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Frank means "Form of FRANCIS. (Male) A Free Man" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Frank Knowlton on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Frank Knowlton and the Knowlton Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 219 people with the Knowlton surname in the UK? Knowlton is now ranked number 3836 for popularity in the UK. |
Knowlton Genealogy Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 12153 people with the Knowlton surname in the USA? Knowlton is ranked number 153 for popularity in the USA. |
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Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Frank Knowlton. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Frank Knowlton
Frank Hall Knowlton
Frank Hall Knowlton (September 2, 1860 - November 22, 1926) was an American botanist, ornithologist and naturalist. Born in Vermont, he joined the Geological Survey and took an interest in fossil plants in the local lignite, later becoming a specialist in paleobotany.
He was born in Brandon, Vermont to a family of old settlers. He went to study at Middlebury College where he took an interest in natural history, influenced by Ezra Brainerd and Henry M. Seely. He received a BS in 1884 and an MS in 1887. He visited the US National Museum in Washington in 1884, while preparing an exhibit for the World Cotton Centennial in New Orleans and came in contact with palaeobotanist Lester F. Ward there. He later became an assistant to Ward on the Geology Survey, during which time he studied fossil wood in the lignites of the Potomac. He joined the Geological Survey as an assistant paleontologist in 1894 and was promoted geologist in 1907. He joined the Columbian College as a professor of botany and received a PhD in 1896. He received a ScD in 1921. He founded the journal The Plant World in 1897 and edited it for its first seven years.
Knowlton was also interested in birds and in 1909 he produced Birds of the World published as part of the American Nature Series from Holt. His work on Mesozoic and Cenozoic plants occupied much of his research.
Source: Frank Hall Knowlton, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Knowlton
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