Bailey Willis was an American geologist and seismologist born March 31, 1857, in Idlewild-on-Hudson, New York, who died February 19, 1949, in Palo Alto, California, and who was regarded as one of the world leading earthquake experts of his time, played a significant role in establishing Mount Rainier as a national park in 1899, and became a prominent opponent of continental drift theory, calling it a fairy tale; his publications include The Mechanics of Appalachian Structure in 1893 and the book Geologic Structures. He served as a survey geologist for the Northern Pacific Railroad from 1881 to 1884, worked for the United States Geological Survey from 1884 to 1915, including as director of its Appalachian division, lectured at Johns Hopkins University from 1895 to 1902, headed the Stanford University geology department from 1915 to 1922, and served as president of the Seismological Society of America from 1921 to 1926. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1905 and the National Academy of Sciences in 1920, served as president of the Geological Society of America in 1928, received an honorary doctorate from the University of Berlin, won a gold medal from the Societe de Geographie of France in 1910 and the Legion of Honour of Belgium in 1936, and received the Penrose Medal in 1944.
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Notable WorkInstrumental in the 1899 designation of Mount Rainier as a national park 1 BirthplaceIdlewild-on-Hudson, New York 1 Partially Attested
NationalityLead sentence gives a U.S. birthplace, Idlewild-on-Hudson, New York, and a USGS and American-university career, but does not use the word American to describe him directly; nationality inferred from birthplace and career. Field
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Bailey Willis (March 31, 1857 in Idle Wild-on-Hudson, New York, United States, February 19, 1949 in Palo Alto, California) was a geological engineer who worked for the United States Geological Survey (USGS), and lectured at two prominent American universities.
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Bailey Willis (March 31, 1857 in Idle Wild-on-Hudson, New York, United States, February 19, 1949 in Palo Alto, California) was a geological engineer who worked for the United States Geological Survey (USGS), and lectured at two prominent American universities.
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Bailey Willis (March 31, 1857 in Idle Wild-on-Hudson, New York, United States, February 19, 1949 in Palo Alto, California) was a geological engineer who worked for the United States Geological Survey (USGS), and lectured at two prominent American universities.
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Bailey Willis (March 31, 1857 in Idle Wild-on-Hudson, New York, United States, February 19, 1949 in Palo Alto, California) was a geological engineer who worked for the United States Geological Survey (USGS), and lectured at two prominent American universities.
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Bailey Willis (March 31, 1857 in Idle Wild-on-Hudson, New York, United States, February 19, 1949 in Palo Alto, California) was a geological engineer who worked for the United States Geological Survey (USGS), and lectured at two prominent American universities.
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Bailey Willis (March 31, 1857 in Idle Wild-on-Hudson, New York, United States, February 19, 1949 in Palo Alto, California) was a geological engineer who worked for the United States Geological Survey (USGS), and lectured at two prominent American universities.
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Bailey Willis (March 31, 1857 in Idle Wild-on-Hudson, New York, United States, February 19, 1949 in Palo Alto, California) was a geological engineer who worked for the United States Geological Survey (USGS), and lectured at two prominent American universities.
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Mount Rainier designated as a national park in 1899
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Bailey Willis (March 31, 1857 in Idle Wild-on-Hudson, New York, United States, February 19, 1949 in Palo Alto, California) was a geological engineer who worked for the United States Geological Survey (USGS), and lectured at two prominent American universities.
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