William Morris Davis (February 12, 1850 - February 5, 1934) was an American geographer, geologist and meteorologist, often called the "father of American geography". February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... A geographer is a crazy psycho whose area of study is geocrap, the pseudoscientific study of Earths physical environment and human habitat and the study of boring students to death. ... A geologist is a contributor to the science of geology. ... Satellite image of Hurricane Hugo Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere that focuses on weather processes and forecasting. ...

He was born into a Quaker family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, son of Edward M. Davis and Maria Mott Davis (a daughter of the women's advocate Lucretia Mott). He graduated from Harvard University in 1869 and received a Master of Engineering in the following year. He then worked in Córdoba, Argentina for three years, then after working as an assistant to Nathaniel Shaler, he became an instructor in geology at Harvard, in 1879. (Davis never completed his PhD.) He married Ellen B. Warner of Springfield, Massachusetts in the same year. The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers, or Friends, is a religious community founded in England in the 17th century. ... Independence Hall, as it appears today. ... Edward M. Davis was a chief of the Los Angeles Police Department and later a California State Senator and unsuccessful Republican candidate for the United States Senate. ... Lucretia Mott (January 3, 1793 – November 11, 1880) was the first major American womens activist in the early 1800s and is credited as the first feminist, but more accurately, the launcher of womens political advocacy. ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ... 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... A Master of Engineering (or M.Eng. ... Avenida Colón, Córdoba Córdoba is a city located in the foothills of the Sierra Chica mountains on the Suquía river, the center of Argentinas most productive agricultural area. ... Nathaniel Southgate Shaler (1841-1906) was an American paleontologist and geologist who wrote extensively on the theological and scientific implications of the theory of evolution. ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Nickname: City of Homes Founded Incorporated May 14, 1636   County Hampden County Mayor Charles Ryan (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 86. ...

His most influential scientific contribution was the cycle of erosion, first defined around 1884, which was a model of how rivers create landforms. Though the cycle is considered overly simplistic today, it was a crucial early contribution to geomorphology. The complete series of changes or stages through which a landmass passes from the inception of erosion on a newly uplifted or exposed surface through its dissection into mountains and valleys to the final stage when it is worn down to the level of the sea or to some other... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ... The Murray River in Australia. ... A landform comprises a geomorphological unit. ... Surface of the Earth Geomorphology is the study of landforms, including their origin and evolution, and the processes that shape them. ...

He was a founder of the Association of American Geographers in 1904, and heavily involved with the National Geographic Society in its early years, writing a number of articles for the magazine. 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Flag of the National Geographic Society The National Geographic Society was founded in the United States on January 27, 1888, by 33 men interested in organizing a society for the increase and diffusion of geographical knowledge. ...

Davis retired from Harvard in 1911. 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...

Later, after Ellen died, Davis married Mary M. Wyman of Cambridge, Massachusetts (1914), and she having died also, Lucy L. Tennant of Milton, Massachusetts (1928), who survived him. Cambridge City Hall Cambridge is a city in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Milton is a town located in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

He died in Pasadena, California. Pasadena is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ...

Books

• Geographical Essays (Boston: Ginn, 1909)

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Articles

• "Geographic methods in geologic investigations", National Geographic Magazine 1: pp. 11-26 (1888)
• "The Rivers and Valleys of Pennsylvania", National Geographic Magazine 1: pp. 183-253 (1889)
• "The Physical Geography of the Lands", Popular Science Monthly 2: pp. 157-170 (1900)
• "The geographical cycle", Geographical Journal, vol. 14, pp. 481-504

The National Geographic Society was founded in the USA on January 27, 1888, by 33 men interested in organizing a society for the increase and diffusion of geographical knowledge. ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... The National Geographic Society was founded in the USA on January 27, 1888, by 33 men interested in organizing a society for the increase and diffusion of geographical knowledge. ... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ...

Reference

• Richard Chorley, R. P. Beckinsale, and A. J. Dunn, The History of the Study of Landforms, Vol 2, The Life and Work of William Morris Davis (Methuen, 1973)

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External links

• William Morris Davis: No Erosion of Impact
• Stages in the fluvial cycle of erosion (illus.)