Grove Karl Gilbert

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geologist geomorphologist human

Grove Karl Gilbert was a pioneering American geologist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, renowned for his foundational work in geomorphology and studies of the western United States.

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Grove Karl Gilbert canonical 14
Joseph N. LeConte 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geologist ⓘ
geomorphologist ⓘ
human ⓘ
awardReceived Penrose Medal ⓘ
Wollaston Medal ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1843-05-06 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1918-05-01 ⓘ
describedAs founder of modern geomorphology ⓘ
pioneering American geologist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries ⓘ
educatedAt University of Rochester ⓘ
employer U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region ⓘ
U.S. Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel ⓘ
United States Geological Survey ⓘ
eponymOf G.K. Gilbert Award of the Geological Society of America ⓘ
Gilbert Peak (Utah) ⓘ
Gilbert crater on the Moon ⓘ
familyName Gilbert ⓘ
fieldOfWork geology ⓘ
geomorphology ⓘ
planetary geology ⓘ
givenName Grove ⓘ
knownFor concept of graded rivers ⓘ
foundational work in geomorphology ⓘ
studies of impact craters and lunar geology ⓘ
studies of landforms in the western United States ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
middleName Karl ⓘ
nativeLanguage English ⓘ
notableIdea dynamic equilibrium in landscapes ⓘ
graded stream concept ⓘ
notableWork Lake Bonneville ⓘ
Report on the Geology of the Henry Mountains ⓘ
The Convexity of Hilltops ⓘ
The Transportation of Débris by Running Water ⓘ
occupation geologist ⓘ
placeOfBirth Rochester ⓘ
surface form: Rochester, New York
placeOfDeath Brookline ⓘ
surface form: Brookline, Massachusetts
positionHeld President of the Geological Society of America ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
studied Henry Mountains ⓘ
Lake Bonneville ⓘ
workLocation western United States ⓘ

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Basin and Range Province → namedBy → Grove Karl Gilbert ⓘ
North Palisade → firstAscentBy → Grove Karl Gilbert ⓘ
this entity surface form: Joseph N. LeConte
Report on the Geology of the Henry Mountains → author → Grove Karl Gilbert ⓘ
The Transportation of Débris by Running Water → author → Grove Karl Gilbert ⓘ
The Transportation of Débris by Running Water → hasAuthorSameAs → Grove Karl Gilbert ⓘ
The Convexity of Hilltops → author → Grove Karl Gilbert ⓘ
The Convexity of Hilltops → contributor → Grove Karl Gilbert ⓘ
Gilbert crater on the Moon → namedAfter → Grove Karl Gilbert ⓘ
subject surface form: Gilbert (lunar crater)
Gilbert crater on the Moon → eponym → Grove Karl Gilbert ⓘ
subject surface form: Gilbert (lunar crater)
Gilbert crater on the Moon → honors → Grove Karl Gilbert ⓘ
subject surface form: Gilbert (lunar crater)
Gilbert Peak (Utah) → namedAfter → Grove Karl Gilbert ⓘ
Gilbert Peak (Utah) → eponymFullName → Grove Karl Gilbert ⓘ
G.K. Gilbert Award of the Geological Society of America → namedAfter → Grove Karl Gilbert ⓘ
G.K. Gilbert Award of the Geological Society of America → honoreeFullName → Grove Karl Gilbert ⓘ
Henry Mountains → geologyStudiedBy → Grove Karl Gilbert ⓘ