Benjamin Franklin Shumard
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Benjamin Franklin Shumard
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Benjamin Franklin Shumard (1820–1869) was a physician and geologist. He served as a doctor in Kentucky, then worked for about 15 years as a geologist. He conducted geological surveys in several states before being appointed in 1858 as the chief geologist of Texas. He organized the first major Texas Geological Survey. During that period, an assistant state geologist named the Shumard Oak in his honor. Shumard was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. His parents were John and Ann Catherine (Getz) Shum
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