Marcus Baker

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Marcus Baker was an American geographer and explorer known for his pioneering work in mapping and studying the Alaskan region.

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instanceOf cartographer ⓘ
explorer ⓘ
geographer ⓘ
human ⓘ
areaOfExploration Alaska ⓘ
continentOfExploration North America ⓘ
countryOfBirth United States of America ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
countryOfDeath United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1849-09-23 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1903-12-12 ⓘ
educatedAt University of Michigan ⓘ
employer U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey ⓘ
United States Geological Survey ⓘ
fieldOfWork cartography ⓘ
exploration of Alaska ⓘ
geography ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
hasNamesake Baker Island (Alaska) ⓘ
Mount Marcus Baker ⓘ
knownFor pioneering work in mapping Alaska ⓘ
study of the Alaskan region ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf National Geographic Society ⓘ
nativeLanguage English ⓘ
notableAchievement contributed to early topographic mapping of Alaska ⓘ
helped establish standards for geographic names in the United States ⓘ
notableWork geographical surveys of Alaska ⓘ
mapping of the Alaskan coastline ⓘ
occupation cartographer ⓘ
explorer ⓘ
geographer ⓘ
participatedIn U.S. government expeditions to Alaska ⓘ
placeOfBirth New York City ⓘ
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C. ⓘ
positionHeld founding member of the National Geographic Society ⓘ
secretary of the National Geographic Society ⓘ
residence Washington, D.C. ⓘ
workLocation Alaska ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ

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Mount Marcus Baker → namedAfter → Marcus Baker ⓘ