Simon Henry Gage
Simon Henry Gage | |
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| Born | May 20, 1851 Milford Township, Otsego County, New York, United States |
| Died | October 20, 1944 (aged 93) Interlaken, New York |
| Alma mater | Cornell University |
| Known for | The Microscope |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Microscopy, Histology, Natural History |
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Simon Henry Gage (May 20, 1851 – October 20, 1944) was a professor of anatomy, Histology, and Embryology at Cornell University and an important figure in the history of American microscopy. His book, The Microscope, appeared in seventeen editions. In 1931, a volume of the American Journal of Anatomy was dedicated to Gage on the occasion of his eightieth birthday.