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Spooner, Shearjashub, 1809-1859

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Shearjashub Spooner (born December 3, 1809 in Brandon, Vermont; died March 14, 1859 in Plainfield, New Jersey) was an American physician and writer.

After graduating as a physician in Middlebury in 1830 and New York City, in 1835, he became a dentist in New York.

He retired in 1858.

Works

  • Guide to Sound Teeth (New York, 1836)
  • Art of Manufacturing Mineral Teeth (1837)
  • Treatise on Surgical and Mechanical Dentistry (1838)
  • Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors, and Architects, and Curiosities of Art (3 volumes, 1853)
  • Biographical and Critical Dictionary of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors, and Architects (1853; new edition, 2 volumes, 1865)

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Persondata
NAME Shearjashub Spooner
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION American physician and writer
DATE OF BIRTH December 3, 1809
PLACE OF BIRTH Brandon, Vermont
DATE OF DEATH March 14, 1859
PLACE OF DEATH Plainfield, New Jersey

This biographical information was gathered from the Shearjashub_Spooner page, courtesy of the Wikipedia project.

Books

Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects, and Curiosities of Art, (Vol. 2 of 3)
Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects and Curiosities of Art (Vol. 3 of 3)

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