Simon Newcomb
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Simon Newcomb was a Canadian–American astronomer, applied mathematician, and autodidactic polymath. He served as Professor of Mathematics in the United States Navy and at Johns Hopkins University. Bor
Newcomb c. 1905
Grave of Simon Newcomb in Arlington National Cemetery
Popular astronomy, 1887
Anita Newcomb McGee
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Anita Rosalie Newcomb McGee was an American physician who is remembered for her work with the United States military.
Simon Newcomb
…bladder cancer. He was buried with military honors in Arlington National Cemetery with President William Howard Taft in attendance. Newcomb's daughter Anita Newcomb McGee (1864–1940) became a medical doctor and founded the Army Nurse Corps. She received the Spanish War Service Medal for her services during the Spanish–American…
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Miss Klotho McGee stands next to the Spanish American War Nurses Memorial after its unveiling in May 1905.
Grave at Arlington National Cemetery