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| Born | (1850-03-08)March 8, 1850 Amherst, New Hampshire |
| Died | January 29, 1934(1934-01-29) (aged 83) Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Education | Dartmouth College |
| Occupation(s) | Geologist, archaeologist, librarian |
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| Children | 1 |
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Warren Upham (March 8, 1850 – January 29, 1934) was an American geologist,[1] archaeologist, and librarian who is best known for his studies of glacialLake Agassiz.
Warren Upham was born inAmherst, New Hampshire and attendedDartmouth College. He married Addie M. Bixby in 1885 and they had a daughter.[2][3]
Upham worked as a geologist inNew Hampshire before moving in 1879 toMinnesota to study the resources and glacial geology of that state.
He worked for theU.S. Geological Survey from 1885 to 1895.[2] Upham's first major report on Lake Agassiz was published in 1890 by theGeological Survey of Canada, but the main product of his many years of study ("The Glacial Lake Agassiz") was published in 1895 asMonograph 25 of the U.S. Geological Survey's monograph series.
Upham graduated from Dartmouth College in 1871 and worked under Minnesota state geologistNewton H. Winchell. The Minnesota Historical Society published his landmark 735-page volume on place name origins,Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance in 1920. A revised and enlarged third edition was published by the Minnesota Historical Society in 2001.[4]
He was a member of theGeological Society of America, theBoston Society of Natural History, and theArchaeological Society of America.[2]
Warren Upham died inSaint Paul, Minnesota on January 29, 1934.[5]
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