Bradford Washburn

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Bradford Washburn was an American mountaineer, photographer, and cartographer renowned for his pioneering climbs in Alaska and his groundbreaking aerial mapping of mountainous regions.

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instanceOf cartographer
human
mountaineer
museum director
photographer
awardReceived National Geographic Society Hubbard Medal
Royal Geographical Society Founder’s Gold Medal
surface form: Royal Geographical Society Gold Medal
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1910-06-07
dateOfDeath 2007-01-10
educatedAt Harvard University
employer Museum of Science
surface form: Museum of Science, Boston
familyName Washburn
fieldOfWork aerial photography
cartography
mountaineering
photogrammetry
genre aerial landscape photography
mountain photography
givenName Bradford
Henry
knownFor aerial mapping of mountainous regions
high-precision photogrammetric maps
pioneering climbs in Alaska
languageSpoken English
memberOf American Alpine Club
name Henry Bradford Washburn Jr.
notableAchievement helped popularize scientific mountaineering in North America
led or participated in first ascents in the Alaska Range
pioneered use of large-format aerial photography for mountain mapping
produced some of the most accurate large-scale maps of Denali
notableWork aerial photography of the Alaska Range
detailed maps of Denali (Mount McKinley)
topographic maps of the Grand Canyon
occupation cartographer
explorer
mountaineer
museum director
photographer
placeOfActivity Alaska
surface form: Alaska, United States

Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
placeOfBirth Cambridge, Massachusetts
surface form: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
placeOfDeath Lexington, Massachusetts
surface form: Lexington, Massachusetts, United States
positionHeld director of the Museum of Science, Boston
sexOrGender male
spouse Barbara Washburn NERFINISHED

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West Buttress route firstAscentBy Bradford Washburn
Mount Hayes firstAscentBy Bradford Washburn
Mount Sanford firstAscentBy Bradford Washburn