Frank Wiglesworth Clark ( born Frank Wigglesworth Clarke ; March 19, 1847 , Boston - May 23, 1931 , Washington ) is an American geochemist .
| Frank Wiglesworth Clark | |
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| English Frank Wigglesworth Clarke | |
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| Date of Birth | March 19, 1847 |
| Place of Birth | Boston |
| Date of death | May 23, 1931 (84 years old) |
| A place of death | Washington |
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| Scientific field | chemistry |
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Member of the US National Academy of Sciences (1909) [1] , member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1911).
Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Works
- 3 References
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Biography
Clark graduated from Harvard University in 1867, and from 1874 to 1883 taught at the University of Cincinnati . From 1883 to 1924 he was the chief chemist of the US Geological Survey .
Major works devoted to determine the composition of various inorganic and natural formations of the earth's crust as a whole. Clark was the first to calculate the average composition of the earth's crust.
Average concentrations of elements in geochemical systems ( lithosphere , hydrosphere , pedosphere , etc.) at the initiative of Academician A.E. Fersman is named after him by the Clarks .
Clarke is also named after Clark.
Compositions
- Data of geochemistry, 5 ed., Wach., 1924;
- The composition of the Earth's crust, Wash, 1924 (together with the HS Washington.).;
- The evolution and disintegration of matter, Wash., 1924.
Bibliography
- FW Clarke, Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London, 1932, v. 88;
- L. M. Dennis, FW Clarke, «Science», 1931, v. 74, p. 212-13.
Notes
Links
- Clark, Frank Wiglesworth // Big Russian Encyclopedia : [in 35 vols.] / Ch. ed. Yu.S. Osipov . - M .: Great Russian Encyclopedia, 2004—2017.