Pliny Chase

Pliny Chase
Born
Pliny Earle Chase

(1820-08-18)August 18, 1820
Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedDecember 17, 1886(1886-12-17) (aged 66)
Haverford, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma materHarvard University
OccupationsScientist, mathematician, and educator
Spouse
Elizabeth Brown Oliver
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(m. 1843)​
Children6
RelativesPliny Earle I (grandfather); Thomas Chase (brother); Lucy Chase (sister)
AwardsMagellanic gold medal

Pliny Earle Chase (August 18, 1820, in Worcester, Massachusetts – December 17, 1886, in Haverford, Pennsylvania) was an American scientist, mathematician, and educator who contributed to the fields of astronomy, electromagnetism, and cryptography, among others.

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