William Morris Davis
William Morris Davis (February 12, 1850 – February 5, 1934) was an American geographer, geologist, geomorphologist, and meteorologist, often called the "father of American geography".He was born into a prominent Quaker family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, son of Edward M. Davis and Maria Mott Davis (a daughter of the women's advocate Lucretia Mott). Davis studied geology and geography at Harvard's Lawrence Scientific School and then joined the Harvard sponsored geographic exploration party to the Colorado territory, led by the inaugural Sturgis-Hooper professor of geology, Josiah Dwight Whitney. Wild stories had circulated since soon after the Louisiana Purchase about Rocky Mountains peaks 18,000 feet or higher. The Harvard expedition set out to investigate, and found none, but they did find "14ers" (14,000-plus feet). He graduated from Harvard University in 1869 and received a Master of Mining Engineering in the following year. Davis worked for Nathaniel Shaler as a field assistant, and was later hired to teach at Harvard. Though his legacy lives on in geomorphology, he also advanced theories of scientific racism in his writings about physical geography.
After his first wife died, Davis married Mary M. Wyman from Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1914, and, after her death, he married Lucy L. Tennant from Milton, Massachusetts in 1928, who survived him.
He died in Pasadena, California, shortly before his 84th birthday. His Cambridge home is a National Historic Landmark. Provided by Wikipedia
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by Davis, William Morris, 1850-1934
[Lexington, Kentucky] : Forgotten Books, 2013
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by Davis, William Morris, 1850-1934
Worcester, Mass., Clark university library, 1922
Worcester, Mass., Clark university library, 1922
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by Davis, William Morris, 1850-1934
Boston, Ginn 1902
Boston, Ginn 1902
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by Davis, William Morris, 1850-1934
Boston ; New York : Ginn, 1909
Boston ; New York : Ginn, 1909
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by Davis, William Morris, 1850-1934
Boston : Ginn, 1901
Boston : Ginn, 1901
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by Davis, William Morris, 1850-1934
Cambridge, MA : Harvard University, 1893
Cambridge, MA : Harvard University, 1893
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by Davis, William Morris, 1850-1934
Norwich : Geo Abstracts, 1980
Norwich : Geo Abstracts, 1980
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by Davis, William Morris, 1850-1934
Cambridge, Harvard university press, 1918
Cambridge, Harvard university press, 1918
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by Davis, William Morris, 1850-1934
Salem, Mass.: Printed by the Salem Press Publishing and Printing Co., 1890
Salem, Mass.: Printed by the Salem Press Publishing and Printing Co., 1890
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by Davis, William Morris, 1850-1934
Cambridge, Mass., Harvard printing co., 1894
Cambridge, Mass., Harvard printing co., 1894
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by Davis, William Morris, 1850-1934
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University, 1893
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by Davis, William Morris, 1850-1934
Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press, 1902
Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press, 1902
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by Davis, William Morris, 1850-1934
New York : AMS Press, 1969
New York : AMS Press, 1969
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by Davis, William Morris, 1850-1934
Boston ; London : Ginn & Co., 1899
Boston ; London : Ginn & Co., 1899
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by Davis, William Morris, 1850-1934
Leipzig ; Berlin : Druck und Verlag von B.G. Teubner, 1912
Leipzig ; Berlin : Druck und Verlag von B.G. Teubner, 1912
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by Davis, William Morris, 1850-1934
Boston and London, Ginn & company, 1903
Boston and London, Ginn & company, 1903
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by Davis, William Morris, 1850-1934
[Washington, D.C.] : [National Geographic Society], 1889
[Washington, D.C.] : [National Geographic Society], 1889
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by Davis, William Morris, 1850-1934
[New York] : Dover Publication, 1954
[New York] : Dover Publication, 1954
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by Davis, William Morris, 1850-1934
[New York] : American geographical society of New York, 1926
[New York] : American geographical society of New York, 1926
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