Thomas A. Jaggar Jr.
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Thomas A. Jaggar Jr. was an American volcanologist and pioneer of modern volcano monitoring who established systematic, long-term scientific study of active volcanoes.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thomas A. Jaggar Jr. canonical | 2 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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volcanologist ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Penrose Medal (Geological Society of America) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1871-01-24 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfAwardReceived | 1935 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1953-01-17 ⓘ |
| describedAs | pioneer of modern volcano monitoring ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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Heidelberg University NERFINISHED ⓘ Munich University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
NERFINISHED
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| familyName | Jaggar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
geology
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volcanology ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | Jaggar Museum (named in his honor) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | development of global volcano observatories ⓘ |
| knownFor |
establishing systematic long-term study of active volcanoes
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founding the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory ⓘ pioneering modern volcano monitoring ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Geophysical Union
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Geological Society of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | modern volcanology ⓘ |
| name | Thomas Augustus Jaggar Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
development of continuous volcano monitoring techniques
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promotion of volcano hazard mitigation ⓘ |
| occupation |
geologist
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volcanologist ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | director of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory ⓘ |
| residence | Hawaii, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| studied |
Kīlauea volcano
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Mauna Loa volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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