| LC control no. | no2008048085 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Grant, U. S. (Ulysses Sherman), 1867-1932 |
| Variant(s) | Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Sherman), 1867-1932 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1867-02-14 |
| Death date | 1932-09-21 |
| Place of birth | Moline (Ill.) |
| Field of activity | Geology |
| Affiliation | University of Minnesota Johns Hopkins University Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.) Illinois State Geological Survey Wisconsin. Geological Survey |
| Profession or occupation | Geologists |
| Found in | Lancaster-Mineral Point folio, Wisconsin-Iowa-Illinois, 1907: p. 1 (Ulysses S. Grant) Northwestern University finding aid, Guide to the Ulysses Sherman Grant (1867-1932) Papers (Ulysses Sherman Grant was born in Moline, Illinois, on February 14, 1867, the son of Lewis Addison Grant and Mary Helen (Pierce) Grant; received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Minnesota in 1888, entered Johns Hopkins University to begin work on a doctoral degree in biology in 1889 before changing his field of study to geology and receiving his Phd in 1893. At Northwestern University he served as Acting Professor of Geology and then became full professor and chairman of the department; served twice as Acting Dean of the College of Liberal Arts during the 1907-1908 and 1916-1919 academic years. Grant was active with the Geological Surveys of Illinois and Wisconsin, and also worked in Michigan, Oregon, and other states as a consultant for state and local governments and commercial concerns. His work with the U. S. Geological Survey in Alaska is of particular importance; d. September 21, 1932) OCLC, Mar. 23, 2008: (hdg.: Grant, U. S. (Ulysses Sherman), 1867-1932; Grant, Ulysses Sherman, 1867- ; usage: U.S. Grant; Ulysses S. Grant; Ulysses Sherman Grant) |
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