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Isaac Lea
1792Mar, 4

Isaac Lea

Isaac Lea, American conchologist, geologist, and publisher (d. 1886)
Isaac Lea (March 4, 1792 – December 8, 1886) was an American conchologist, geologist, and publisher, who was born in Wilmington, Delaware.

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