Alexander Hamilton Rice Jr. | |
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Born | Roxbury, Massachusetts, U.S. | August 2, 1875
Died | July 23, 1956 Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. | (aged 80)
Alma mater | Harvard University (BA, MD) |
Known for | Aerial mapping and Amazon River exploration |
Spouse | |
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.