Ebenezer Emmons
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Ebenezer Emmons was a 19th-century American geologist and natural historian known for his pioneering work in stratigraphy and the geology of New York and the Adirondack Mountains.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ebenezer Emmons canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
geologist
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human ⓘ natural historian ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1800-05-16 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1863-10-01 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Rensselaer School
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Williams College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
New York State Geological Survey
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Williams College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
geology
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natural history ⓘ stratigraphy ⓘ |
| genre | scientific writing ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
agricultural geology
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economic geology ⓘ |
| influenced | development of American stratigraphic nomenclature ⓘ |
| knownFor |
geological study of New York
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geology of the Adirondack Mountains ⓘ pioneering work in stratigraphy ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Association for the Advancement of Science NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
early stratigraphic classification of rocks in New York
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first formal use of the name Adirondack for the mountain region ⓘ |
| notableConcept | Taconic System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | New York Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
geologist
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naturalist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Middlefield, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Brunswick, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
State Geologist of New York
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State Geologist of North Carolina ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| studied |
Adirondack Mountains
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Paleozoic stratigraphy ⓘ Taconic Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Massachusetts
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New York NERFINISHED ⓘ North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrote |
Agriculture of New York
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Geology of New York, Part II: Comprising the Survey of the Second Geological District NERFINISHED ⓘ Manual of Mineralogy and Geology NERFINISHED ⓘ Report of the North Carolina Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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