Alexander Hamilton Rice Jr. | |
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 Rice in the field | |
| Born | August 2, 1875 Roxbury, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | July 23, 1956 (aged 80) Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (BA, MD) |
| Known for | Aerial mapping and Amazon River exploration |
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| Awards | Commandeur de la Légion d'honneur |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geography |
| Institutions | Harvard University |
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Alexander Hamilton Rice Jr. (August 29, 1875 – July 23, 1956) was an American physician, geographer, and explorer of the Amazon Basin. He was a professor of geography at Harvard University from 1929 to 1952. He was also founder and director of the Harvard Institute of Geographical Exploration[1] and curator of the South American section of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology.
- ^ "A Nod to Ham Rice" Archived October 27, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Harvard Magazine, March 1999.