Simon Henry Gage

Simon Henry Gage
Born(1851-05-20)May 20, 1851
Milford Township, Otsego County, New York, United States
DiedOctober 20, 1944(1944-10-20) (aged 93)
Interlaken, New York
Alma materCornell University
Known forThe Microscope
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(m. 1881; died 1915)​
Clara Covert Starrett
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(m. 1933)​
Scientific career
FieldsMicroscopy, Histology, Natural History
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Simon Henry Gage (May 20, 1851 – October 20, 1944) was a professor of anatomy, Histology, and Embryology at Cornell University and an important figure in the history of American microscopy.[1] His book, The Microscope, appeared in seventeen editions. In 1931, a volume of the American Journal of Anatomy was dedicated to Gage on the occasion of his eightieth birthday.[2]

  1. ^ Delly, John Gustav. "Simon Henry Gage" (PDF). Modern Microscopy. Retrieved February 15, 2013.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ Kingsbury, B. F. (1931). "Professor Simon Henry Gage, An Appreciation". American Journal of Anatomy. 48: 1–6. doi:10.1002/aja.1000480102.