Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Biography

Samuel Stehman Haldeman was a Pennsylvania-born naturalist and linguist whose wide-ranging curiosity led him to examine Appalachian dialects, study insect life, and teach the sciences to aspiring scholars.

He balanced meticulous study with a genial manner, encouraging others to celebrate the natural world and the shared bonds of language, and his memory endures near Marietta Cemetery.