Albert Perry Brigham

Albert Perry Brigham, A.M. (1855–1932) was an American geologist, educated at Colgate College, Hamilton Theological Seminary, and Harvard University.[1]

Albert Perry Brigham
Born(1855-06-12)June 12, 1855
Perry, New York
DiedMarch 31, 1932(1932-03-31) (aged 76)
Washington, D.C.
Spouse(s)
Flora Winegar
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(m. 1882)​
Scientific career
FieldsGeology

Early life

Albert Perry Brigham was born in Perry, New York on June 12, 1855.[2]

Ordination

He was ordained a Baptist minister and held pastorates at Stillwater, N. Y. (1882–85) and at Utica, N. Y. (1885–91). From 1892 onward, he worked in the field of geology at different places and in different positions.

Personal life

Brigham married Flora Winegar on June 27, 1882, and they had one daughter.[2]

He died in Washington, D.C. on March 21, 1932.[3]

Publications

Besides having been editor of the Bulletin of the American Geographical society, he was author of:

  • A Text-Book of Geology (1900)
  • Geographic Influences in American History (1903)
  • Student's Laboratory Manual of Physical geography (1904)
  • From Trail to Railway through the Appalachians (1907)
  • Commercial Geography (1910)
  • Essentials of Geography (1916)

References
  1. "BRIGHAM, Albert Perry". The International Who's Who in the World. 1912. p. 176.
  2. The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. XVII. James T. White & Company. 1920. p. 287. Retrieved January 2, 2021 – via Google Books.
  3. "Dr. Brigham, Noted Geologist and Geographer, Dies at 76". Washington Evening Star. March 21, 1932. p. 4. Retrieved January 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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