William%20Morris%20Davis%20(1850-1934)

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William Morris Davis (1850-1934)

• His Many Faces
• Teacher
• Geographic Promotion
• Institutional Organizer
• AAG, NGS, GSA
• Discipline Founder
• Geomorphology

The father of American geography
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The Cycle of Erosion
Old Idea
New Idea
Major Works The Rivers and Valleys of
Pennsylvania (1889) 501 other titles
http//main.amu.edu.pl/sgp/gw/wmd/wmdfig.html
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Sources
Pruyne, John William Morris Davis No Erosion of
Impact Online http//wwwstage.valpo.edu/geomet/h
istphil/test/davis.html Rosenburg, Matt The
Father of American Geography William Morris
Davis What You Need to Know About Geography
Online http//geography.about.com/library/weekly/a
a122198.htm Geogmorphlist, Models of Landscape
Evolution by William Morris Davis Online
http//main.amu.edu.pl/sgp/gw/wmd/wmd.html