Joseph Nisbet LeConte | |
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Born | February 7, 1870 Oakland, California [1] |
Died | February 1, 1950[2] Carmel, California | (aged 79)
Occupation(s) | Engineering professor at UC Berkeley, Sierra Club President [3] |
Known for | Exploration, mountaineering and photography of the Sierra Nevada |
Joseph Nisbet LeConte (February 7, 1870 – February 1, 1950) was an American explorer of the Sierra Nevada. He was also a cartographer, a photographer and a professor of mechanical engineering.