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Increase Allen Lapham (March 7, 1811 – September 14, 1875) was an author, scientist, and naturalist.〔Hoy, P. R. ( Increase A. Lapham, LL. D. ), Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters. v. 3, 1876, pp. 264–267. ((copy )) ((copy ))〕〔Quaife, Milo M. (Increase Allen Lapham, First Scholar of Wisconsin ). Wisconsin Magazine of History, v. 1, n. 1, Sept. 1917, pp. 3–15. ((copy )) ((copy )) ((copy ))〕 ==Biography== Born in Palmyra, New York, his family moved to Pennsylvania, back to New York, to Ohio then to Louisville, Kentucky (1827–1830) then back to Ohio while his father, Seneca Lapham, worked on the canals in various locations. He displayed a talent for scientific observation early on while working on the canals and their locks himself, producing drawings that he could sell at the age of thirteen. In July 1836, Lapham moved to Kilbourntown (which soon incorporated in to the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin) and worked closely with Byron Kilbourn in his business and development endeavors. The two had worked together previously on the Miami Canal and Lapham considered him a loyal friend and mentor. Before the end of the year, Lapham had published a ''Catalogue of Plants and Shells, Found in the vicinity of Milwaukee, on the West Side of Lake Michigan'', perhaps the first scientific work published west of the Great Lakes. In 1848,〔(Constitution of the Natural History Association of Wisconsin, 1848 ). ''Accessed October 20, 2010.''〕 Lapham founded the Wisconsin Natural History Association, a predecessor of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters,〔Shorger, A. W. (The Wisconsin Natural History Association ). Wisconsin Magazine of History, v. 31, n. 2, Dec. 1947, pp. 168–177.〕 of which he also was a charter member. Many of his works and early maps were used for various civil projects such as canal and railroad development. In 1844 Lapham published the first substantial book on the geography of the Wisconsin Territory. His first map of Wisconsin was made in 1846.〔Smith, Alice E. (Two Wisconsin Map Makers ). The Wisconsin Magazine of History, v. 29, n. 4, Jun. 1946, pp. 402–406.〕 He published many more papers and books through his life, particularly on geology, archaeology and history, and flora and fauna of Wisconsin, including publication by the Smithsonian Institution.〔Winsor, Justin. (Narrative and critical history of America ), v. 1, 1889, p. 400. ((copy )) ((copy )) 〕 In 1850, he discovered the Panther Intaglio Effigy Mound, which is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Panther Intaglio )〕 He was buried at Forest Home Cemetery in Milwaukee.〔(Increase A. Lapham born March 7, 1811 died Sept. 14, 1875. ), Find A Grave Photo. ''Accessed October 24, 2010.''〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Increase A. Lapham」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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