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Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin

Also Known As T. C. Chamberlin · Thomas Chamberlin · Thomas Crowder Chamberlin
Geologist

Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin was an American geologist and educator, born in 1843 in Mattoon, Illinois, and died in 1928 in Chicago. He founded the Journal of Geology in 1893 and developed terminology for glacial stages in North America still in use with only minor modification. With Forest Ray Moulton he co-developed the Chamberlin-Moulton planetesimal hypothesis of 1905, an early challenge to the Laplacian nebular hypothesis of solar system formation, and his 1890 essay on the method of multiple working hypotheses became a landmark statement of scientific method; he also published early research, in 1899, on how changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration could affect climate.

Facts
Birth Date
1843-09-25 1
Birth Year
1843 1
Death Date
1928-11-15 2
Death Year
1928 2
Birthplace
Mattoon, Illinois 1
Death Place
Chicago 2
Nationality
United States 2
Defining Contribution
Terminology for glacial stages in North America, still in use with minor modifications 1
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Geology, Disciplines
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Nationality

United States

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Source Wikidata: Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin
Sources
1. Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin - Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin (; September 25, 1843 - November 15, 1928) was an American geologist and educator.
  • Biography
    born September 25, 1843, in Mattoon, Illinois
  • Infobox, birth_place
    Mattoon, Illinois
  • Biography, Wisconsin survey paragraph
    His terminology for glacial stages in North America is still in use, with minor modifications.
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2. Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death)
    died 1928-11-15
  • P570 (date of death) [year]
    died 1928
  • P20 (place of death)
    died in Chicago
  • Wikidata item aliases (en) [1]
    also known as T. C. Chamberlin
  • Wikidata item aliases (en) [2]
    also known as Thomas Chamberlin
  • Wikidata item aliases (en) [3]
    also known as Thomas Crowder Chamberlin
  • P27 (country of citizenship) [1]
    citizen of United States
  • P19 (place of birth) [1]
    born in Mattoon
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Wikidata: Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin
Wikidata Q981419, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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