# James Dwight Dana — The Origin of Species character guide

> James Dwight Dana in The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Dana, Prof. Dana

**First appearance:** 0086-xii-geographical-distribution

## Who they are

A geologist and zoologist who studied coral reefs and crustaceans.

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