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Joseph Henry

American scientist and the 1st Secretary of the Smithsonian (1797-1878)

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Joseph Henry was an American physicist and inventor who served as the first secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. He was the secretary for the National Institute for the Promotion of Science, a precursor of the Smithsonian Institution. He also served as president of the National Academy of Sciences from 1868 to 1878.

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Occupation: physicist, university teacher, engineer, meteorologist
Position held: Secretary of the Smithsonian
Citizenship: United States
Born: December 17, 1797
Died: May 13, 1878

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