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Emerson, Benjamin Kendall, 1843-1932

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Personal name headingEmerson, Benjamin Kendall, 1843-1932
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Variant(s)Emerson, B. K. (Benjamin Kendall), 1843-1932
Emerson, Benjamin K. (Benjamin Kendall), 1843-1932
Emerson, Benjamin Kendall, b. 1843
Associated countryUnited States
Birth date18431220
Death date19320407
Field of activityGeology
AffiliationAmherst College
Smith College
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Geological Society of America
Profession or occupationGeologists
College teachers
Found inLCCN 03-27207: Perry, J.H. Geology of Worcester, Massachusetts, 1903 (access point: Emerson, Benjamin Kendall, 1843- ; usage: Benjamin K. Emerson)
LC data base, 6-12-90 (MLC access point: Emerson, Benjamin Kendall, b. 1843; usage: Benjamin Kendall Emerson)
Geologic map of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, 1916: map recto (B.K. Emerson)
Wikipedia, viewed September 24, 2013 (Benjamin Kendall Emerson; born December 20, 1843; died April 7, 1932; American geologist and author; studied in Germany at the University of Berlin; recieved doctorate from the University of Göttingen in 1870; professor of geology and related sciences at Amherst College from 1872 to 1917 and at Smith College from 1878 to 1912; geologist for the United States Geological Survey; president of the Geological Society of America; chief fields of study: geology in western Massachusetts, Connecticut River valley, and Rhode Island)
Associated languageeng