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Sharat Kumar Roy

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Sharat Kumar Roy was an American geologist of Indian origin who took an interest first in volcanoes and later specialized in meteorites. He worked as curator of geology at the Chicago Natural History Museum and took part in several of the museum's expeditions; the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey named a peak on Baffin Island, Mount Sharat, after him in 1944.

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Birth Year
1897 1
Death Place
Chicago, United States 1
Nationality
British Raj 1
Nationality
United States 1
Field
Field (category)
Biology 1
Field (category)
Earth Science 1
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Male 2
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1. Sharat Kumar Roy (Wikidata)
  • P27 (country of citizenship): British Raj
    Q129286
  • P20 (place of death): Chicago, United States
    Q1297
  • P27 (country of citizenship): United States
    Q30
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2. Sharat Kumar Roy (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section, pronoun use
    He took an interest in volcanoes and later was a specialist on meteorites.
  • Member Of: Field Museum of Natural History, Lead
    He worked as a curator of geology at the Chicago Natural History Museum and took part in several expeditions of the Museum.
  • Works In: Geology, Lead sentence
    Sharat Kumar Roy (27 August 1897-17 April 1962) was an American geologist of Indian origin.
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