Douglass Houghton

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Douglass Houghton was a 19th-century American geologist and the first State Geologist of Michigan, noted for his pioneering surveys that spurred copper mining in the Upper Peninsula.

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instanceOf American geologist
geologist
human
physician
politician
professor
causeOfDeath drowning in a storm on Lake Superior
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1809-09-21
dateOfDeath 1845-10-13
educatedAt Rensselaer School
employer Michigan
surface form: State of Michigan

University of Michigan
era 19th century
familyName Houghton
fieldOfWork geology
mineral exploration
surveying
givenName Douglass
hasPartNamedAfter Houghton, Michigan
surface form: City of Houghton, Michigan

Douglass Houghton Falls
Houghton County, Michigan NERFINISHED
Houghton Lake
surface form: Houghton Lake, Michigan
honorificAfterDeath commemorated as Michigan’s first State Geologist
mannerOfDeath drowning
memberOf Michigan House of Representatives
nativeLanguage English
notableFor being the first State Geologist of Michigan
pioneering geological surveys of Michigan
surveys that spurred copper mining in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
notableWork Geological survey reports of Michigan
occupation geologist
physician
politician
professor
placeOfBirth Troy, New York
placeOfDeath near Eagle River, Lake Superior, Michigan
positionHeld Mayor of Detroit
Professor of Geology at the University of Michigan
State Geologist of Michigan
religion Presbyterian
surface form: Presbyterianism
residence Detroit
surface form: Detroit, Michigan
sexOrGender male
workLocation Detroit
surface form: Detroit, Michigan

Michigan
Upper Peninsula of Michigan

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Houghton County, Michigan namedAfter Douglass Houghton
Houghton, Michigan namedAfter Douglass Houghton