Josiah Whitney

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19th-century scientist Harvard University faculty academic geologist human university professor

Josiah Whitney was a prominent 19th-century American geologist and Harvard professor who served as the state geologist of California and became a leading figure in the geological exploration of the American West.

Aliases (1)

Josiah Dwight Whitney ×1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	19th-century scientist → Harvard University faculty → academic → geologist → human → university professor →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
educatedAt	Yale University →
employer	Harvard University →
era	19th century →
familyName	Whitney →
fieldOfWork	economic geology → geology → mineralogy →
givenName	Josiah →
hasPartNamedAfter	Mount Whitney → Whitney Glacier → Whitney Portal →
influenced	development of geological mapping in the American West →
influencedBy	European geological methods →
knownFor	early scientific description of Yosemite Valley → geological exploration of the American West → leadership of the California Geological Survey →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
memberOf	American Academy of Arts and Sciences → National Academy of Sciences →
notableAchievement	contributed to understanding of Sierra Nevada geology → directed one of the first comprehensive state geological surveys in the United States → produced influential geological maps of California and the American West →
notableStudent	Nathaniel Shaler →
notableWork	Geological Survey of California → Geology of California → The Yosemite Guide-Book →
occupation	geologist → professor →
placeOfBirth	Northampton, Massachusetts →
placeOfDeath	Lake Sunapee, New Hampshire →
positionHeld	Harvard professor of geology → State Geologist of California →
sexOrGender	male →
workLocation	California → Cambridge, Massachusetts →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Mount Whitney → Whitney Glacier ("Josiah Dwight Whitney") →	namedAfter
Whitney →	hasNotableBearer