LOCATION

Official Website:
http://www.amherstma.gov/

Population:
28108

Founding Date:
1739

County:
Hampshire County

Formerly part of Hadley, incorporated 1775.

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Hampshire College	1965
University of Massachusetts Amherst	1863
Amherst College	1821

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Emily Dickinson	Poet	10-Dec-1830	15-May-1886	Perplexing American poet
Helen Hunt Jackson	Poet	15-Oct-1830	12-Aug-1885	Ramona
Michael E. Mann	Physicist	28-Dec-1965		Climate change scientist
J Mascis	Musician	10-Dec-1965		Frontman for Dinosaur Jr.
Paul Nitze	Diplomat	16-Jan-1907	19-Oct-2004	US cold warrior
Stuart Symington	Politician	26-Jun-1901	14-Dec-1988	US Senator from Missouri, 1953-76
Jerauld Wright	Military	4-Jun-1898	27-Apr-1995	US Atlantic Fleet Commander, 1954-60
Silas Wright	Politician	24-May-1795	27-Aug-1847	US Senator from New York, 1833-44

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Herbert Baxter Adams	Historian	16-Apr-1850	30-Jul-1901	Coined term political science
Ray Stannard Baker	Journalist	17-Apr-1870	12-Jul-1946	Biographer of Woodrow Wilson
Henry Steele Commager	Historian	25-Oct-1902	2-Mar-1998	The American Mind
Emily Dickinson	Poet	10-Dec-1830	15-May-1886	Perplexing American poet
Lynn Margulis	Biologist	5-Mar-1935	22-Nov-2011	Origin of eukaryotic organelles

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