Thompson, A. H. 1839-1906
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Name (Latin)
Thompson, A. H. 1839-1906
Other forms of name
nna Thompson, Almon Harris, 1839-1906
Date of birth
1839-09-24
Date of death
1906-07-31
Associated country
United States
Field of activity
Topographic maps
Occupation
Educators
Explorers
Geographers
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- Almon Harris Thompson; born 24 September 1839 in Stoddard, New Hampshire; died 31 July 1906; topographer, geologist, explorer, educator, and Civil War veteran; second in command of John Wesley Powell's Second Geographical Expedition (1871-1875); geographer for the U.S. Geological Survey from the early 1880s until his death in 1906; founding member of the National Geographic Society ( (Wikipedia, viewed 21 July 2022) )
- LCCN 01-6671: Smithsonian Institution. Exploration of the Colorado River of the West and its tributaries, 1875(hdg.: Thompson, Almon Harris, 1839-1906; usage: A.H. Thompson)