Clarence King
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Clarence King was a 19th-century American geologist, explorer, and the first director of the United States Geological Survey, renowned for his pioneering surveys of the American West.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Clarence King canonical | 5 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
explorer
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geologist ⓘ human ⓘ mountaineer ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Rutherford B. Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Newport, Rhode Island, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1842-01-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1901-12-24 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada (1872) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Sheffield Scientific School
NERFINISHED
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Yale University ⓘ |
| employer |
United States Geological Survey
NERFINISHED
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United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | tenure as USGS director 1881 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
exploration of the American West
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geological surveying ⓘ geology ⓘ |
| genre |
mountaineering literature
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travel writing ⓘ |
| hasPartIn |
exploration of the Sierra Nevada
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surveying routes for the transcontinental railroad ⓘ |
| inception | United States Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | development of federal geological surveys in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor | exposing the Diamond Hoax of 1872 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| led | Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Fortieth Parallel Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Diamond Hoax of 1872 investigation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first director of the United States Geological Survey
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pioneering geological surveys of the American West ⓘ |
| notableWork | Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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explorer ⓘ geologist ⓘ |
| partOf | 19th-century American scientists ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Newport, Rhode Island, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Phoenix, Arizona, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Director of the United States Geological Survey ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTime | tenure as USGS director 1879 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
American West
NERFINISHED
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Great Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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