This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Obscure UW Genius Birge Ranked Among Great Naturalists
Madison special reports Edward A Birge a UW president and pioneering limnologist whose work on lake ecosystems helped found modern freshwater science. The volume E A Birge A Memoir by Sellery and Mortimer recounts his education presidency and scientific career incl his collaboration with Chancey Juday and his influence on ecology and lake management.
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Madison
Edward A. Birge
Birge
Muir
Seton
Agassiz
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin Press
George C. Fellery
Pres. Birge
C. H. Mortimer
Sellery
E. A. Birge
Mark Hopkins
Louis Agassiz
William Jennings Bryan
Eugene Debs
St. Paul
Juday
Mortimer
Sellery and Mortimer