Israel Cook Russell

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Israel Cook Russell

Israel Cook Russell (born December 10, 1852 in Garratsville , New York , † May 1, 1906 ) was an American geologist .

Life

Russell studied at New York University (bachelor's degree in 1872 in natural science and civil engineering) and the School of Mines at Columbia University (master's degree in 1875), where he was assistant professor of geology from 1875 to 1877. In 1874 he took part in a US expedition to study the Venus transit in New Zealand (and undertook a world tour on this occasion) and from 1878 he was with the US Geological and Geographical Survey West of the 100th Meridian. From 1880 he was with the US Geological Survey and explored the area of Mono Lake in California from 1881 to 1885 , in particular its Quaternary geology. From 1889 he did research in Alaska. In 1892 he became a professor of geology at the University of Michigan .

In 1906 he was president of the Geological Society of America . He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .

A fjord, glacier, and mountain in Alaska are named after him, as well as a glacier on Mount Rainier , a mountain, and a prehistoric lake in California.

Fonts

  • Quaternary History of Mono Valley, California . 1884
  • Geological History of Lake Lahontan: A Quaternary Lake of Northwestern Nevada . US Geological Survey, Washington 1885, archive.org
  • The Newark System . In: Bulletin US Geological Survey , No. 85, 1892
  • Lakes of North America . Ginn, Boston 1895, archive.org
  • Present and Extinct Lakes of Nevada . 1896
  • Glaciers of Mount Rainier . In: Annual Report US Geological Survey , 1898
  • Glaciers of North America . Ginn, Boston 1904 (first 1897), archive.org
  • Volcanoes of North America . Macmillan, 1924 (first 1897), archive.org
  • Rivers of North America . Putnam's, 1898, archive.org
  • North America . Appleton, 1904 (first 1900), archive.org

literature

personal data
SURNAME Russell, Israel Cook
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American geologist
DATE OF BIRTH December 10, 1852
PLACE OF BIRTH Garratsville , New York
DATE OF DEATH May 1, 1906