Gannett, Henry

Gannett, Henry
(1846-1914) Ганнетт, Генри
Географ. В 1882 стал главным географом Управления геологии и геодезии США [Geological Survey, U.S.]. Организовал ряд экспедиций на Запад, участвовал в составлении карт и упорядочении географических названий. В 1888 основал Национальное географическое общество [National Geographic Society], был его президентом, а также президентом Американского геологического общества [Geological Society of America] и Ассоциации американских географов [Association of American Geographers]

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