CharlesWilliamKing (September 5, 1818 - March 25, 1888), was a British writer and collector of gems.
King was recognized universally as one of the greatest authorities in this department of art.
King was thoroughly familiar with the works of Greek and Latin authors, especially Pausanias and the elder Pliny, which bore upon the subject in which he was most interested; but he had little taste for the minutiae of verbal criticism.
CLARENCE KING (1842-1901), American geologist, was born at Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.A., on the 6th of January 1842.
His most important work was the geological exploration of the fortieth parallel, of which the main reports (1876 and 1877) comprised the geological and topographical atlas of the Rocky Mountains, the Green River and Utah basins, and the Nevada plateau and basin.
When the United States Geological Survey was consolidated in 187 9 King was chosen director, and he vigorously conducted investigations in Colorado, and in the Eureka district and on the Comstock lode in Nevada.
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