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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Person
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gptkbp:affiliatedWith
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gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkb:University_of_Georgia
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:University_of_Georgia
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
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gptkbp:awards
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Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_California.
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1823-02-15
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gptkbp:child
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gptkb:William_Leconte
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gptkbp:contribution
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Studied_the_effects_of_glaciation_in_the_Sierra_Nevada.
Pioneered_studies_in_the_geology_of_the_western_United_States.
Developed_theories_on_the_origin_of_the_Sierra_Nevada.
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1901-07-06
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gptkbp:fellow
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gptkb:American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science
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gptkbp:field
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Geology
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Joseph Leconte
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:John_Muir
Modern geology.
Geological_Survey_of_California.
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Louis_Agassiz
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Pioneering_work_in_the_geology_of_California.
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gptkbp:legacy
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gptkb:Leconte_Glacier
gptkb:Leconte_Memorial_Lodge
Leconte Canyon
Leconte Falls
Leconte Peak
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gptkbp:members
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gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
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gptkbp:nationality
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American
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gptkbp:notableWork
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Geology_of_the_Sierra_Nevada
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gptkbp:occupation
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Geologist
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth
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gptkb:Georgia,_USA
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:California,_USA
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gptkbp:publishedIn
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gptkb:Journal_of_Geology
gptkb:Transactions_of_the_American_Institute_of_Mining_Engineers
gptkb:Bulletin_of_the_Geological_Society_of_America
gptkb:California_Academy_of_Sciences_Proceedings
American_Journal_of_Science
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gptkbp:researchAreas
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Geomorphology
Mineralogy
Paleontology
Petrology
Stratigraphy
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gptkbp:researchFocus
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Glacial_geology
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gptkbp:spouse
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Mary Leconte
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gptkbp:wrote
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Elements of Geology
A_Geological_History_of_the_Sierra_Nevada
The_Geological_History_of_the_Yosemite_Valley.
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