Benjamin Smith Lyman | |
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Born | 11 December 1835 |
Died | 30 August 1920 Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, United States | (aged 84)
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | engineer, scientist |
Known for | Foreign advisor to Meiji Japan |
Benjamin Smith Lyman (11 December 1835 – 30 August 1920) was an American mining engineer, surveyor, and an amateur linguist and anthropologist.[1] He was also a promoter of vegetarianism.[2]