Loring Woart Bailey, (28 September 1839 – 10 January 1925) was a geologist, botanist and university professor. He was born at

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, the son of a professor at the academy. He received a good education which was reinforced at home through interaction with his father and other academics. He studied at both

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and

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and became a professor of chemistry and natural sciences at the

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. Bailey had a 46-year teaching career at the University as well as much notable research in geology and in 1899

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, a naturalist friend, named a mountain in

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after him. In retirement, he pursued research in biology with a new enthusiasm and published scientific research on

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which was widely regarded. He published over 100 scientific works in his lifetime, a number of which were major works. His grandson Alfred Bailey was an important poet and academic.

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