Arthur Edmund Seaman
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Arthur Edmund Seaman was a professor at Michigan College of Mines (now Michigan Technological University) and curator of the A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum which bears his name. He was born in Casnovia, Michigan
, near Grand Rapids. The mineral seamanite
was named in his honor.
In 1899, he has named head of the Department of Geology and Mineralogy at Michigan Tech. In 1928, after retiring from active teaching, he was named the curator of the A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum. In 1932, the museum was renamed the A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum. After Seaman's death in 1937, a bronze plaque was placed on the museum door to commemorate him.
Casnovia, Michigan
Casnovia is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the boundary between Muskegon County and Kent County and lies partially within both. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 315. The village is located partially within the Casnovia Township, Michigan.Casnovia is...
, near Grand Rapids. The mineral seamanite
Seamanite
Seamanite is a very rare manganese boron phosphate, Mn3B6, first discovered in Michigan under the name "koenigite". The only known occurrences have been Iron and Marquette Counties in Michigan, where it forms brown to pink prismatic crystals. It has been found associated with shigaite.It is named...
was named in his honor.
In 1899, he has named head of the Department of Geology and Mineralogy at Michigan Tech. In 1928, after retiring from active teaching, he was named the curator of the A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum. In 1932, the museum was renamed the A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum. After Seaman's death in 1937, a bronze plaque was placed on the museum door to commemorate him.