Bailey Willis

Bailey Willis
Willis in 1897
Born	March 31, 1857 New York
Died	February 19, 1949 (1949-02-20) (aged 91) Palo Alto, California
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Columbia University
Awards	Penrose Medal (1944)
Scientific career
Fields	Geology Seismology
Institutions	United States Geological Survey Stanford University

Bailey Willis (March 31, 1857 in Idle Wild-on-Hudson, New York, United States – February 19, 1949 in Palo Alto, California) was a geological engineer who worked for the United States Geological Survey (USGS), and lectured at two prominent American universities. He also played a key role in getting Mount Rainier designated as a national park in 1899. After later focusing more on seismology, he became one of the world's leading earthquake experts of his time.^[1]