Josiah Whitney

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Josiah_Whitney
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:authorAbbreviationBotany gptkb:J.D.Whitney
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Wollaston_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1819-11-23
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Northampton,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkbp:deathDate 1896-08-19
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Lake_Sunapee,_New_Hampshire,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:Yale_University
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:field geology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Josiah Whitney
gptkbp:knownFor Mount Whitney named after him
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Metallic_Wealth_of_the_United_States
gptkb:Geological_Survey_of_California
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:geologist
gptkb:professor
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Josiah_Dwight_Whitney
gptkb:Sarah_Williston_Whitney
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Mount_Auburn_Cemetery
gptkbp:signature Josiah Whitney signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elizabeth_Dwight
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Benjamin_Silliman
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4