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Born January 6, 1842 • Newport • Rhode Island
Died December 24, 1901 (aged 59) • Phoenix • Arizona
Notable Works “Systematic Geology”

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Becker, George Ferdinand
George Ferdinand Becker
American geologist
Frémont, John C.
John C. Frémont
American explorer, military officer, and politician
Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin
Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin
American geologist
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Ferdinand Vandiveer Hayden
American geologist
Dutton, Clarence Edward
Clarence Edward Dutton
American geologist
James Douglas, oil painting by E.W. Grier, 19th century; in a private collection
James Douglas
American engineer
Raphael W. Pumpelly.
Raphael W. Pumpelly
American geologist
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Florence Bascom
American educator and scientist
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Joseph Paxson Iddings
American geologist
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Amos Eaton
American botanist, geologist, and lawyer
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François-Emile Matthes
American geologist
Black and white portrait of a man in military dress.
Cyrus B. Comstock
Union army officer and engineer
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Cheryl L. Shavers
American chemist and engineer
Charles Wilkes, photograph by Mathew B. Brady
Charles Wilkes
American explorer and naval officer
Zebulon Pike
Zebulon Pike
American military officer and explorer
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William E. Dodge
American industrialist
Guyot, Arnold Henry
Arnold Henry Guyot
American geologist
Harrison Schmitt
Harrison Schmitt
American astronaut and politician
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John Jeremiah Bigsby
British geologist
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Perry Belmont
American author and politician

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