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(1851-1931) Poet, botanist, peace activist. “Blood of the Nation,” was born near Gainesville, New York.

Full Name

David Starr Jordan

Locations

Tompkins

Author's Timeline

1851

BIRTH

Born in Gainesville, NY

1866

RESIDENCE

Jordan began attending Cornell University in 1866. After finishing his undergraduate degree there he taught classes in the Biology department. Jordan received a master's degree from Cornell in 1872.

1902

LITWORK

The Blood of the Nation: A Study of the Decay of Races Through the Survival of the Unfit

1931

DEATH

Jordan died in Stanford, California, in 1931.

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