Jedidiah Morse was an American geographer and preacher whose textbooks became a staple for students in the United States. He was the father of the telegraphy pioneer and painter Samuel Morse, and his textbooks earned him the sobriquet of "father of American geography".
- Occupation
- geographer, university teacher, clergyman, politician
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- August 23, 1761, 1761
- Died
- June 9, 1826, 1826
