Rev. Jedediah Morse, Jr.

Wikipedia Biographical Summary:

"...Jedidiah Morse (July 23, 1761 – June 9, 1826) was a geographer and the father of Samuel F. B. Morse, the man who created morse code..."

"...He studied divinity at Yale (M.A. 1786). He was a pastor in Charlestown, Massachusetts (across Boston) for about thirty years..."

"...Morse also made significant contributions to Dobson's Encyclopædia, the first encyclopedia published in America after the Revolution...

SOURCE: Wikipedia contributors, 'Jedidiah Morse', Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 11 February 2011, 02:03 UTC, <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jedidiah_Morse&oldid=4132...> [accessed 28 April 2011]

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Jedidiah Morse (August 23, 1761 – June 9, 1826) was a notable geographer whose textbooks became a staple for students in the United States. He was the father of telegraphy pioneer and painter Samuel Morse, and his textbooks earned him the sobriquet of "Father of American geography."