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A profile of Increase Lapham, Wisconsin's "First Scientist" whose impact can be seen today
Increase Allen Lapham has been called Wisconsin's first scientist. Arriving a dozen years before statehood, Lapham threw himself into documenting Wisconsin's plants, played a crucial role in the recording and preservation of Indian effigy mounds, and was one of the first voices warning of the consequences of unrestricted timber harvesting.
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Increase Allen Lapham has been called Wisconsin's first scientist. Arriving a dozen years before statehood, Lapham threw himself into documenting Wisconsin's plants, played a crucial role in the recording and preservation of Indian effigy mounds, and was one of the first voices warning of the consequences of unrestricted timber harvesting.
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