Albert Perry Brigham Explained

Albert Perry Brigham
Birth Date:12 June 1855
Birth Place:Perry, New York
Death Place:Washington, D.C.
Field:Geology

Albert Perry Brigham, A.M. (1855–1932) was an American geologist, educated at Colgate College, Hamilton Theological Seminary, and Harvard University.[1]

Early life

Albert Perry Brigham was born in Perry, New York, on June 12, 1855.[2]

Ordination

He was ordained a Baptist minister and held pastorates at Stillwater, N. Y. (1882–85) and at Utica, N. Y. (1885–91). From 1892 onward, he worked in the field of geology at different places and in different positions.

Personal life

Brigham married Flora Winegar on June 27, 1882, and they had one daughter.[2]

He died in Washington, D.C., on March 21, 1932.[3]

Publications

Besides having been editor of the Bulletin of the American Geographical society, he was author of:

Notes and References

  1. BRIGHAM, Albert Perry. The International Who's Who in the World. 1912. 176.
  2. Book: The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography . XVII . James T. White & Company . 287 . 1920 . 2021-01-02 . Google Books.
  3. News: Dr. Brigham, Noted Geologist and Geographer, Dies at 76 . . 4 . 1932-03-21 . 2021-01-03 . Newspapers.com.