Jedidiah Morse | |
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 Portrait by son Samuel Morse, c.1810–11. Yale University Art Gallery | |
| Born | August 23, 1761 |
| Died | June 9, 1826 (aged 64) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Ann Finley Breese |
| Children | 3, including Samuel and Sidney |
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Jedidiah Morse[1] (August 23, 1761 – June 9, 1826) was a geographer whose textbooks became a staple for students in the United States. He was the father of the telegraphy pioneer and painter Samuel Morse, and his textbooks earned him the sobriquet of "father of American geography."
- ^ In Lightning Man: The Accursed Life of Samuel F.B. Morse (Alfred A. Knopf, 2003), Kenneth Silverman spells the name "Jedediah."