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.

Aliases (1)

Joseph N. LeConte ×1

Statements (44)

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, New York →
placeOfDeath	Brookline, Massachusetts →
positionHeld	President of the Geological Society of America →
sexOrGender	male →
studied	Henry Mountains → Lake Bonneville →
workLocation	western United States →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
North Palisade ("Joseph N. LeConte") →	firstAscentBy
Basin and Range Province →	namedBy