Harry Hammond Hess
Sign in to saveAmerican geologist (1906–1969)
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Harry
- Family name
- Hess
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Woods Hole
- Occupation
- geophysicist
- Employer
- University of Cape Town
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Feltrinelli Prize
- Academic degree
- doctorate
- Doctoral student
- Ronald Oxburgh, Baron Oxburgh
- Field of work
- geology
- Military branch
- United States Navy
- Military rank
- admiral
- Image
- Hess.gif
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- Commons category
- Harry Hammond Hess
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1906-05-24
- date of death
- 1969-08-25
- manner of death
- natural causes
- member of
- Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
- student
- John Tuzo Wilson
- place of burial
- Arlington National Cemetery
- influenced by
- Felix Andries Vening Meinesz
- name in native language
- Harry Hess
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