George Frederick Kunz

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:item
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:American_Museum_of_Natural_History
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:shopping_mall
gptkbp:awards Honorary Doctorate from Columbia University
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York
gptkbp:born March 29, 1856
gptkbp:children gptkb:George_Frederick_Kunz_Jr.
gptkbp:contributed_to gptkb:American_Mineralogist
gptkb:The_Gemological_Institute_of_America
gptkb:The_Mineralogical_Record
gptkbp:died June 29, 1932
gptkbp:field Geology
Mineralogy
Gemology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label George Frederick Kunz
gptkbp:influenced Gemology as a science
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:James_Dwight_Dana
gptkb:John_William_Dawson
gptkb:Henry_A._Ward
gptkb:William_H._P._Hutton
Richard Pearce Wright
gptkbp:known_for Contributions to gemology
gptkbp:members gptkb:The_American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science
gptkb:The_Geological_Society_of_America
gptkb:The_American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:The_New_York_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:notable_achievement Authored numerous scientific papers on gems
Identified many new gemstones
Pioneered the study of gem origins
Promoted the use of gemstones in jewelry
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:The_Book_of_Diamonds
The Gem and Precious Stones of North America
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York
gptkbp:related_to Geology
Mineralogy
Natural history
Jewelry design
Collecting gemstones
Education in gemology
Publications on gemstones
Scientific research on gems
gptkbp:spouse Mary E. Kunz
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:The_Curious_Lore_of_Precious_Stones
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:military_unit
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