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He was born into a Quaker family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, son of Edward M. Davis and Maria Mott Davis (a daughter of the women's advocate Lucretia Mott). He graduated from Harvard University in 1869 and received a Master of Engineering in the following year. He then worked in Córdoba, ArgentinaCordoba is a city in central Argentina. It is in the center of Argentina's most productive agricultural area, and is the capital of Cordoba Province. Cordoba is located on the " Suquia" river (yesterday " Rio Primero"), in the foothills of the Sierra Chic for three years, then after working as an assistant to Nathaniel Shaler , he became an instructor in geology at Harvard, in 1879Events January January 11 Anglo-Zulu War begins January 22 Zulu troops massacre British troops at the Battle of Isandlwana. At Rorke's Drift, outnumbered British soldiers drive the attackers away after hours of fighting. February February 12 At New York C. (Davis never completed his PhD.) He married Ellen B. Warner of Springfield, MassachusettsCities in Massachusetts Hampden County, Massachusetts Springfield is a city in the western part of the State of Massachusetts. It is the county seat of Hampden County 6. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 152,082. But a July 1, 2002 in the same year.
His most influential scientific contribution was the cycle of erosion , first defined around 18841884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). Events January 4 The Fabian Society is founded in London. February 1 Edition one of the Oxford English Dictionary is published. March 13 The siege of Khartoum, Sudan begins (ends on Janu, which was a model of how riverMurray River in Australia Australia A river is a large natural waterway. It is a specific term in the vernacular for large streams, stream being the umbrella term used in the scientific community for all flowing natural waterways. In the vernacular, streas create landformA landform comprises a geomorphological unit. Oceans and continents exemplify highest-order landforms. A number of factors, ranging from plate tectonics to erosion and deposition can generate and affect landforms. Biological factors can also influence lans. Though the cycle is considered overly simplistic today, it was a crucial early contribution to geomorphologyGeomorphology is the study of present-day landforms, including their classification, description, nature, origin, development, and relationships to underlying structures, as well as the history of geologic changes as recorded by these surface features..
He was a founder of the Association of American Geographers in 19041904 is a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). Events January 7 The distress signal " CQD" is established only to be replaced two years later by " SOS. February 7 A fire in Baltimore, Maryland destroys over 1,500 buildings in 30, and heavily involved with the National Geographic Society in its early years, writing a number of articles for the magazine.
Davis retired from Harvard in 1911.
Later, after Ellen died, Davis married Mary M. Wyman of Cambridge, Massachusetts ( 1914), and she having died also, Lucy L. Tennant of Milton, Massachusetts ( 1928), who survived him.
He died in Pasadena, California.