Josiah Whitney, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Josiah Whitney

American geologist

Date of Birth: 23-Nov-1819

Place of Birth: Northampton, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 15-Aug-1896

Profession: geologist, university teacher, explorer, metallurgist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Josiah Dwight Whitney (November 23, 1819 – August 18, 1896) was an American geologist, professor of geology at Harvard University (from 1865), and chief of the California Geological Survey (1860–1874).
Through his travels and studies in the principal mining regions of the United States, Whitney became the foremost authority of his day on the economic geology of the U.S.
Mount Whitney, the highest point in the continental United States, and the Whitney Glacier, the first confirmed glacier in the United States, on Mount Shasta, were both named after him by members of the Survey.