Clarence Rivers King
1842–1901
American geologist. PhB, Yale, 1862. Volunteered as a member of the Geological Survey of California, 1863–6. Head of the US Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel, 1867–72. Director, US Geological Survey, 1879–81.
Source
ANB.
Bibliography
ANB: American national biography. Edited by John A. Garraty and Mark C. Carnes. 24 vols. and supplement. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. 1999–2002.
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