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BANNER, John Casper
Mappa Geologico do Brazil organizado por John Casper Banner, 1919
Chromolithograph folding map, mounted on linen.
1000 by 870mm (39.25 by 34.25 inches).
Published By the Geological Society of America, 1919.
1205
Detailed map of the geology of Brazil John Casper Banner (July 4, 1850 – March 1, 1922) was an American geologist and academic who discovered bauxite in Arkansas in 1887...
Detailed map of the geology of Brazil
John Casper Banner (July 4, 1850 – March 1, 1922) was an American geologist and academic who discovered bauxite in Arkansas in 1887 as State Geologist. He was Chair of the Department of Botany and Geology at Indiana University. He served as President of the Indiana Academy of Science in 1889. He was President of the Seismological Society of America in 1911. He was the second President of Stanford University, serving from 1913 until his retirement in 1915. He was an expert in Brazilian geology, among many other things.
John Casper Banner (July 4, 1850 – March 1, 1922) was an American geologist and academic who discovered bauxite in Arkansas in 1887 as State Geologist. He was Chair of the Department of Botany and Geology at Indiana University. He served as President of the Indiana Academy of Science in 1889. He was President of the Seismological Society of America in 1911. He was the second President of Stanford University, serving from 1913 until his retirement in 1915. He was an expert in Brazilian geology, among many other things.