William A. "Bill" Libby the Third ( born William A. "Bill" Libbey, III , March 27, 1855 - September 6, 1927) - American scientist, Olympic medalist.
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| Full name | William A. "Bill" Libby the Third |
| Nickname | Bill |
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| Shooting sport | bullet shooting (rifle) |
William Libby was born in 1855 in Jersey City . In 1877 he graduated from Princeton University , then studied in Berlin and Paris. In 1879 he received a degree in geology, in 1880 he became director of the Elizabeth Marsh Museum of Geology and Archeology, and also began to teach physical geography at Princeton University.
William Libby participated in many expeditions, including two arctic expeditions by Robert Peary . In 1888, he participated in an expedition to Alaska to Mount St. Elias , where a glacier was named after him.
In the summer of 1912, at the Stockholm Olympics, William Libby as part of the American team won the silver medal in firing at a moving target with single shots.