Daniel Barringer
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 95 years ago |
Date of birth | May 25,1860 |
Zodiac sign | Gemini |
Born | Raleigh |
North Carolina | |
United States | |
Date of died | November 30,1929 |
Died | Philadelphia |
Pennsylvania | |
United States | |
Parents | Daniel Moreau Barringer |
Known for | Meteorite |
Books | The Law of Mines and Mining in the United States |
Meteor crater | |
Job | Geologist |
Education | Harvard University |
Princeton University | |
University of Pennsylvania | |
University of Virginia | |
Grandparents | Paul Barringer |
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ID | 1252320 |
Daniel Barringer Life story
Daniel Barringer was a geologist best known as the first person to prove the existence of an impact crater on the Earth, Meteor Crater in Arizona. The site has been renamed the Barringer Crater in his honor, which is the preferred name used in the scientific community.