Samuel Gannett

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Samuel Gannett

Samuel Gannett(1861-1939) was an American geographer, topographer, and cartographer.^[1] He was born on February 10, 1861, in Augusta, Maine, brother of Henry Gannett. He attended Bowdoin College,and then MIT. In 1882 he moved to Washington DC to work in the US Geological Survey, and in in 1888 co-founded the National Geographic Society. His two most influential surveys where in the 20th century; the first in 1912 to determine Maryland's border with West Virginia, and the second in 1927 on the Red River to determine the border between Texas and Oklahoma. Both involved Supreme Court decisions. He died in Sibley Hospital on August 5, 1939.

References

↑ http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2012/07/05/national-geographic-founder-helped-settle-disputes-over-states-boundaries/

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Name	Gannett, Samuel
Alternative names
Short description	Geographer
Date of birth	Feb. 10, 1861
Place of birth	Augusta, Maine
Date of death	August 5, 1939
Place of death	Washington DC

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