Please answer the following question: Facts: - death place: amherst , massachusetts - caption: this . is a portrait of emerson , circa 1902 - death date: april 7 , 1932 - birth date: december 20 , 1843 - name: benjamin kendall emerson - image: benjamin kendall emerson.jpg - birth place: nashua , new hampshire - occupation: geologist , author . Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of benjamin kendall emerson .
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benjamin kendall emerson -lrb- december 20 , 1843 -- april 7 , 1932 -rrb- was an american geologist and author .