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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instanceOf human
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
Heidelberg University NERFINISHED
Munich University NERFINISHED
employer Hawaiian Volcano Observatory NERFINISHED
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
familyName Jaggar NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork geology
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
founding the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
pioneering modern volcano monitoring
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf American Geophysical Union NERFINISHED
Geological Society of America NERFINISHED
movement modern volcanology
name Thomas Augustus Jaggar Jr. NERFINISHED
notableWork development of continuous volcano monitoring techniques
promotion of volcano hazard mitigation
occupation geologist
volcanologist
placeOfDeath Honolulu, Hawaii, United States NERFINISHED
positionHeld director of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
residence Hawaii, United States NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
studied Kīlauea volcano NERFINISHED
Mauna Loa volcano NERFINISHED

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Hawaiian Volcano Observatory foundedBy Thomas A. Jaggar Jr.
Jaggar Museum site namedAfter Thomas A. Jaggar Jr.