John Walter Gregory

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John Walter Gregory was a British geologist and explorer renowned for his pioneering work on the geology of East Africa and the Great Rift Valley.

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instanceOf explorer
geologist
human
awardReceived Fellow of the Royal Society
birthDate 1864-01-27
causeOfDeath drowning
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
deathDate 1932-06-02
educatedAt Birkbeck, University of London
University of London
employer British Museum (Natural History)
University of Glasgow
University of Melbourne
explored East Africa
Great Rift Valley
Lake Baringo region
Mount Kenya region
fieldOfWork East African geology
geology
geomorphology
tectonics
genre popular science
scientific literature
hasAcademicDiscipline Earth science
physical geography
influenced subsequent studies of continental rift systems
knownFor description and popularization of the Great Rift Valley
pioneering work on the geology of East Africa
studies of rift-valley tectonics
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Royal Society
nationality British
notableWork Geology of Today
The Great Rift Valley
linked to: Great Rift Valley

The Great Rift Valley: Being the Narrative of a Journey to Mount Kenya and Lake Baringo
The Making of the Earth
The Rift Valleys and Geology of East Africa
occupation explorer
geologist
placeOfBirth Bow, London
London
linked to: London, England
placeOfDeath At sea
positionHeld Regius Professor of Geology at the University of Glasgow
professor of geology at the University of Melbourne
sexOrGender male

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Gregory Rift namedAfter John Walter Gregory
Gregory Glacier namedAfter J. W. Gregory
linked to: John Walter Gregory