John Strong Newberry

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John Strong Newberry was a 19th-century American geologist and explorer known for his pioneering geological surveys of the American West.

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instanceOf explorer
geologist
human
paleontologist
politician
professor
birthName John Strong Newberry self-link
conflict American Civil War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1822-12-22
dateOfDeath 1892-12-07
educatedAt Case Western Reserve University
surface form: Cleveland Medical College

Western Reserve College
employer Columbia University
familyName Newberry
fieldOfWork botany
exploration of the American West
geology
paleontology
genre scientific report
givenName John
knownFor contributions to North American stratigraphy
early studies of the Grand Canyon region
pioneering geological surveys of the American West
work on Paleozoic fossils
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Philosophical Society
National Academy of Sciences
New York Academy of Sciences
New York State Geological Survey
U.S. Sanitary Commission
surface form: United States Sanitary Commission
militaryBranch Union Army
notableWork geological exploration of northern Arizona and southern Utah
geological exploration of the Colorado River region
geological exploration of the San Juan River region
geological surveys of the American West
reports for the Ives Colorado River expedition
reports for the Pacific Railroad Surveys
occupation explorer
geologist
paleontologist
physician
university professor
placeOfBirth Windsor, Connecticut
surface form: Windsor, Connecticut, United States
placeOfDeath New Haven, Connecticut
surface form: New Haven, Connecticut, United States
politicalOffice member of the Ohio State Senate
positionHeld Professor of Geology and Paleontology at Columbia College
workLocation Cleveland, Ohio, United States
New York City, New York, United States of America
surface form: New York City, New York, United States

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Newberry Volcano namedAfter John Strong Newberry
John Strong Newberry birthName John Strong Newberry self-link