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Harry Fielding Reid

Also Known As H. F. Reid · H.F. Reid · H F Reid · HF Reid
Seismologist

Harry Fielding Reid was an American geophysicist, born in 1859 in Baltimore and died in 1944 in the same city. He made notable contributions to glaciology and seismology, and he is best known for his theory of elastic rebound, which explained how the sudden release of stored strain along a geological fault produces an earthquake. He taught as a professor of dynamical geology and geography at Johns Hopkins University.

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Birth Date
1859-05-18 1
Birth Year
1859 1
Death Date
1944-06-18 2
Death Year
1944 2
Birthplace
Baltimore, Maryland 1
Death Place
Baltimore 2
Nationality
United States 2
Defining Contribution
Theory of elastic rebound relating faults to earthquakes 1
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Source Wikidata: Harry Fielding Reid
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1. Harry Fielding Reid - Wikipedia
  • Infobox, birth_date
    May 18, 1859
  • Lead paragraph
    Harry Fielding Reid (May 18, 1859
  • Infobox, birth_place
    Baltimore, Maryland
  • Lead paragraph, second sentence
    particularly his theory of elastic rebound that related faults to earthquakes
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2. Harry Fielding Reid (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death)
    died 1944-06-18
  • P570 (date of death) [year]
    died 1944
  • P20 (place of death)
    died in Baltimore
  • Wikidata item aliases (en) [1]
    also known as H. F. Reid
  • Wikidata item aliases (en) [2]
    also known as H.F. Reid
  • Wikidata item aliases (en) [3]
    also known as H F Reid
  • Wikidata item aliases (en) [4]
    also known as HF Reid
  • P27 (country of citizenship) [1]
    citizen of United States
  • P19 (place of birth) [1]
    born in Baltimore
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Wikidata: Harry Fielding Reid
Wikidata Q5668826, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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