Mary Emilie Holmes
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| Gender | Female |
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| Death | 119 years ago |
| Date of birth | April 10,1850 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Born | Chester |
| Ohio | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | February 13,1906 |
| Died | Rockford |
| Illinois | |
| United States | |
| Field | Geology |
| Education | University of Michigan |
| Founded | Mary Holmes College |
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| ID | 731720 |
Mary Emilie Holmes Life story
Mary Emilie Holmes was a 19th-century American geologist and educator who became the first woman to be elected a fellow of the Geological Society of America. She was also one of the cofounders of a seminary for young black women that evolved into Mary Holmes College, which was named in memory of her mother.
