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John William Draper (1811–1882)
Draper, John William. An American physiologist, chemist, historical and miscellaneous prose-writer; born near Liverpool, England, May 5, 1811; died at Hastings-on-the-Hudson, NY, Jan. 4, 1882. Among his works are: ‘Human Physiology’ (1856); ‘History of the Intellectual Development of Europe’ (1862); ‘History of the American Civil War’ (1867–70); ‘History of the Conflict between Religion and Science’ (1875). (See Critical and Biographical Introduction).