| LC control no. | n 81067810 |
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| Personal name heading | Davis, William Morris, 1850-1934 |
| Variant(s) | Davis, William M., 1850-1934 Davis, W. M. (William Morris), 1850-1934 Dėvis, Uilʹi︠a︡m Morris, 1850-1934 |
| Biography/History note | William Morris Davis (1850-1934) was an American geologist, geographer, and meteorologist. |
| Birth date | 1850-02-12 |
| Death date | 1934-02-05 |
| Place of birth | Philadelphia (Pa.) |
| Place of death | Pasadena (Calif.) |
| Field of activity | Geology Geography Meteorology Geomorphology |
| Profession or occupation | College teachers |
| Found in | His Physical geography, 1898. Piotrovskiĭ, M.V. K poznanii︠u︡ zakonov Zemli, 1984: t.p. (Uilʹi︠a︡ma Morrisa Dėvisa) San Diego union, February 7, 1934: page 3 (William Morris Davis; geologist at Harvard University, California Institute of Technology; died February 5, 1934) Familysearch, via WWW, December 5, 2020 (William Morris Davis; born February 12, 1850 in Philadelphia, Pa.; parents: Edward Morris Davis and Maria Mott; married November 25, 1879 in Springfield, Mass. to Ellen Bliss Warner, four children; married December 12, 1914 in Cambridge, Mass. to Mary Morrill Wyman; married August 13, 1928 in Los Angeles, Calif. to Lucy Laura Tennant; died February 5, 1934 in Pasadena, Calif.) Britannica, via WWW, December 5, 2020 (William Morris Davis; geologist, geographer, and meteorologist; founder of study of geomorphology; worked as meteorologist at Argentine Meteorological Observatory, Córdoba; taught at Harvard University, 1876-1912) |
| Associated language | eng |
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