biography
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Hobbs, William (Herbert)
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| lived:
| (1864–1953)
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| biography:
| Geologist and geographer, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Responsible for founding the department of geography at the University of Michigan (1923), he contributed widely to the disciplines of geology and geography and was a specialist in glaciology and mineralogy. He wrote 15 books and over 400 articles. |
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