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{{About|a California newspaper editor and university lecturer|his uncle who served as a California State Senator|Chester Rowell}}
[[File:Chester R. Rowell, Member Ship Bd., 12-1-20 LCCN2016844806.jpg|thumb|right|Rowell in 1920]]▼
'''Chester Harvey Rowell''' (November 1, 1867 - April 12, 1948) was an early leader of the [[Progressive Party (United States, 1912)|progressive movement]] in [[California]].▼
▲'''Chester Harvey Rowell''' (November 1, 1867 - April 12, 1948) was an early leader of the [[Progressive Party (United States, 1912)|progressive movement]] in [[California]].
▲[[File:Chester R. Rowell, Member Ship Bd., 12-1-20 LCCN2016844806.jpg|thumb]]
Born in [[Bloomington, Illinois]], he earned a degree from the [[University of Michigan]] in 1888. His father was [[Jonathan H. Rowell]], a U.S. congressman in Illinois.
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He took an interest in the [[popularization of science]].<ref>{{cite journal|first1=Chester H.|last1=Rowell|title=The Press as an Intermediary Between the Investigator and the Public|journal=Science|date=1919-08-15|issn=1095-9203|pages=146–150|volume=50|issue=1285|pmid=17829914|doi=10.1126/science.50.1285.146|bibcode=1919Sci....50..146R |url=https://zenodo.org/record/2212098}}</ref> He also served on the board of trustees for Science Service, now known as [[Society for Science & the Public]], from 1921-1923.
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