John C. Branner
American geologist and academic administrator
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 Bloomington and later at Stanford University.2
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Born Jul 4, 1850, died Mar 1, 1922.1
About
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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Companies
- Stanford UniversityChair 1913 to 191513
Early life and education
Career
Occupation: geologist, university teacher, scientific collector, botanist.7
- 1913 to 1915Chair, Stanford University6
- 1904 to 1905President of the Geological Society of America5
- Date not recordedWorked at Indiana University4
- Date not recordedWorked at Stanford University4
Personal life
Awards
- 1911Hayden Memorial Geological Award12
Links
Sources
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- 1WikidataJohn C. Branner on Wikidata
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