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Henry Stephens Washington (January 15, 1867 – January 7, 1934) was an American
Henry Stephens Washington (January 15, 1867 – January 7, 1934) was an American geologist
A geologist is a scientist who studies the solid, liquid, and gaseous matter that constitutes Earth and other terrestrial planets, as well as the processes that shape them. Geologists usually study geology, earth science, or geophysics, althou ...
.
Biography
Washington was born inNewark, New Jersey
Newark ( , ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County and the second largest city within the New York metropolitan area. He attended
Biographical Memoir, National Academy of Sciences
1867 births 1934 deaths American geologists Yale University alumni Leipzig University alumni People from Newark, New Jersey {{US-geologist-stub
Yale University
Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...
, graduating in 1886, and took his masters there two years later. He received his Ph.D. at the University of Leipzig
Leipzig University (german: Universität Leipzig), in Leipzig in Saxony, Germany, is one of the world's oldest universities and the second-oldest university (by consecutive years of existence) in Germany. The university was founded on 2 Decemb ...
in 1893. He also studied at the American School for Classical Studies in Athens
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, Greece. His research included trips to Greece, Asia Minor
Anatolia, tr, Anadolu Yarımadası), and the Anatolian plateau, also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula in Western Asia and the westernmost protrusion of the Asian continent. It constitutes the major part of modern-day Turkey. The re ...
, Italy
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, Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
, Brazil
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and the Hawaiian islands
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. By 1920 he was a consulting mining geologist of high reputation.
Works
His works include: * ''Chemical Analyses of Igneous Rocks'' (1903) * ''Manual of the Chemical Analysis of Rocks'' (1904; 2d ed., 1910) * ''The Roman Cogmatic Region'' (1907)Notes
References
*)External links
Biographical Memoir, National Academy of Sciences
1867 births 1934 deaths American geologists Yale University alumni Leipzig University alumni People from Newark, New Jersey {{US-geologist-stub