1850 - 1922
John Casper Branner American Scientist
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| First Name |
John
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| Middle Name |
Casper
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| Last Name |
Branner
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| Birthday |
4th July, 1850
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| Birthplace |
New Market, Tennessee
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| Died |
1st March, 1922
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| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Scientist
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John Casper Branner (July 4, 1850 – March 1, 1922) was an American geologist and academic who discovered bauxite in Arkansas in 1887 as State Geologist for the Geological Survey of Arkansas. He was Chair of the Departments of Botany and Geology at Indiana University and later at Stanford University. He was a member of the founding faculty at Stanford and served as the university's second president.
He served as President of the Geological Society of America in 1904. He was President of the Seismological Society of America in 1911. He was an expert in Brazilian geology, among many other things.
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