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Charles D. Walcott | |
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4th Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution | |
In office 1907–1927 | |
Preceded by | Samuel Pierpont Langley |
Succeeded by | Charles Greeley Abbot |
3rd Director of the United States Geological Survey | |
In office 1894 –1907 | |
Preceded by | John Wesley Powell |
Succeeded by | George Otis Smith |
4th Director of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics | |
In office 1920–1927 | |
President | Calvin Coolidge |
Preceded by | John R. Freeman |
Succeeded by | Joseph Sweetman Ames |
Personal details | |
Born | New York Mills, New York, U.S. | March 31, 1850
Died | February 9, 1927 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 76)
Resting place | Rock Creek Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Nationality | United States |
Known for | Burgess shale |
Awards | Bigsby Medal (1895) Wollaston Medal (1918) Mary Clark Thompson Medal (1921) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Paleontology |
Institutions | Smithsonian Institution US Geological Survey |