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its president from 1878 until his death.
Official NAS records show Rogers became president in 1879, not 1878.
Full reasoning
This start year is incorrect. The National Academy of Sciences' published historical list of officers records Joseph Henry as president through 1878 and William Barton Rogers as president for 1879–1882. So Rogers was not NAS president starting in 1878.
1 source
- Officers and Members of the Council of the National Academy of Sciences, 1863-1963 - The National Academy of Sciences - NCBI Bookshelf
Officers I. Presidents 1863-1867 Alexander Dallas Bache 1868-1878 Joseph Henry 1879-1882 William Barton Rogers 1883-1895 Othniel Charles Marsh
he married and moved there in 1853.
MIT sources say Rogers married Emma Savage in 1849; 1853 was the year they moved to Boston.
Full reasoning
This sentence conflates two different dates. MIT sources state that William Barton Rogers married Emma Savage in 1849, while a separate MIT historical page says "In 1853, Rogers and Emma moved to Boston." So 1853 is the date of the move, not the marriage.
2 sources
- Emma Rogers Society provides lifelong links to MIT | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Emma Savage Rogers (1824-1911), the wife of MIT's founder, William Barton Rogers... she married Rogers in 1849.
- William B. Rogers | MIT Black History
In 1849, Rogers married Emma Savage... In 1853, Rogers and Emma moved to Boston.