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gptkbp:instanceOf
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geologist
paleontologist
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gptkbp:academicAdvisor
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gptkb:Joseph_A._Smith
John_W._Draper
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
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gptkbp:awards
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Fellow_of_the_American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
Fellow_of_the_Geological_Society_of_America
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gptkbp:born
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May 24, 1793
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:George_Hitchcock
gptkb:Mary_Hitchcock
gptkb:Henry_Hitchcock
gptkb:William_Hitchcock
gptkb:Edward_Hitchcock_Jr.
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gptkbp:contribution
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advocated for the scientific study of natural history
developed the concept of fossil footprints as evidence of behavior
first to describe dinosaur tracks in North America
pioneered the study of ichnology
published extensively on geology and paleontology
identified and named several dinosaur species based on footprints
contributed to the understanding of the Jurassic period
served_as_the_state_geologist_of_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:died
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February 27, 1864
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gptkbp:field
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geology
paleontology
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Edward Hitchcock
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Othniel_Charles_Marsh
gptkb:Edward_Drinker_Cope
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Charles_Lyell
gptkb:William_Smith
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gptkbp:knownFor
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geology
paleontology
study of dinosaur footprints
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gptkbp:nationality
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American
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Charles_H._Smith
gptkb:William_Morris_Davis
gptkb:William_H._Pickering
gptkb:George_Perkins_Marsh
gptkb:John_Wesley_Powell
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gptkbp:notableWork
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Ichnology of New England
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth
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gptkb:Grafton,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:Amherst,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:researchFocus
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paleobiology
stratigraphy
fossil footprints
dinosaur ichnology
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gptkbp:restingPlace
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Wildwood_Cemetery
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gptkbp:spouse
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Mary_H._Hitchcock
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gptkbp:work
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gptkb:Amherst_College
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