Israel Russell
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Israel Cook Russell, LL.D. (December 10, 1852 – May 1, 1906) was an
in the late 19th century.Early life and education
Russell was born at Garrattsville, New York, on December 10, 1852. He received B.S. and C.E. degrees in 1872 from the University of the City of New York (now New York University), and later studied at the School of Mines, Columbia College.
Career
In 1874 he accompanied one of the parties sent out by the United States government to observe the transit of Venus, and was stationed at Queenstown, New Zealand. On his return in 1875 he was appointed assistant in geology at the School of mines, and in 1878 he became assistant geologist on the United States geological and geographical survey west of the 100th meridian.
In 1880, he became a member of the
In 1892 he became professor of geology at the University of Michigan. At the time of his death, he was President of the Geological Society of America.[3][4]
In May 1902, Russell was one of a party of scientists who travelled on the
Death
Russell died suddenly on May 1, 1906, after suffering pneumonia.[6]
Honours
In 1902, Marcus Baker of the USGS named Russell Fiord in his honor. Mount Russell in Alaska, Mount Rainier's Russell Glacier in Washington,[7][8][9] Mount Russell (California), and the prehistoric Lake Russell in California's Mono Basin are also named for him.
Writing
Besides many contributions on geological subjects to various scientific periodicals, he published scientific memoirs, which were issued as annual reports of the Geological Survey, or as separate monographs.
Works
- Sketch of the Geological History of Lake Lahontan (1883)
- A Geological Reconnaissance in Southern Oregon (1884)
- Existing Glaciers of the United States (1885)
- Geological History of Lake Lahontan (1885)
- Geological History of Mono Valley (1888)
- Sub-Aerial Decay of Rocks (1888)
- Russell, Israel Cook (1893). A geological reconnoissance in central Washington. Bulletin. Vol. 108. Washington, D.C.: doi:10.3133/b108.
- Lakes of North America (1895)
- Glaciers of North America (1897)
- Volcanoes of North America (1897)
- Rivers of North America (1898)
- North America (1904)
References
- ISBN 0-520-20121-3, pp 27/28 (onlineat the University of California Press E-Books Collection)
- ^ Russell, Israel C. (1891). "An Expedition to Mount St. Elias, Alaska". National Geographic Magazine. III: 141.
- ^ Fairchild, Herman LeRoy, 1932, The Geological Society of America 1888-1930, a Chapter in Earth Science History: New York, The Geological Society of America, 232 p.
- ISBN 0-8137-1155-X.
- S2CID 239849503.
- ^ "Obituary: Israel Cook Russell". The Michigan Alumnus. XII (114): 353. May 1906.
- ^ Baker, Marcus. Geographical Dictionary of Alaska; 1st ed 1902, 2nd ed 1906
- ^ The art and science of natural discovery: Israel Cook Russell and the emergence of modern environmental exploration by Sylvestre, Patrick David
- ISBN 978-0-918664-00-6.
Further reading
- Cooley, Skeye W. "I.C. Russell's Reconnaissance in Central Washington, 1892". The North Emd Workbench.
External links
- Works by Israel Russell at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Israel Russell at Internet Archive
- Works by Israel Russell at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- Geological Society of America Rock Stars article about Israel Cook Russell
- Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. 1900. .
- Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911. .
- G.K. Gilbert "Israel Cook Russell" Journal of Geology 14, Nov-Dec 1906, pp 663-667