Preston Cloud

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Preston Cloud was an American paleontologist and geologist renowned for his pioneering research on Precambrian life and the early history of Earth’s atmosphere and biosphere.

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instanceOf geologist ⓘ
human ⓘ
paleontologist ⓘ
awardReceived National Medal of Science ⓘ
Paleontological Society Medal ⓘ
Penrose Medal ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1912 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1991 ⓘ
educatedAt University of Chicago ⓘ
familyName Cloud ⓘ
fieldOfWork Earth’s early atmosphere ⓘ
Precambrian life ⓘ
biosphere evolution ⓘ
geology ⓘ
paleontology ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName Preston ⓘ
influenced Earth system science ⓘ
study of Precambrian paleobiology ⓘ
knownFor concept of the biosphere as an evolving system ⓘ
interpretation of Precambrian fossil record ⓘ
research on atmospheric oxygenation ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America ⓘ
name Preston Cloud ⓘ
notableFor pioneering research on Precambrian life ⓘ
studies of the early history of Earth’s atmosphere ⓘ
studies of the early history of Earth’s biosphere ⓘ
work on the evolution of the Earth system ⓘ
notableWork Cosmos, Earth and Man ⓘ
Oasis in Space: Earth History from the Beginning ⓘ
occupation geologist ⓘ
paleontologist ⓘ
placeOfBirth United States of America ⓘ
placeOfDeath United States of America ⓘ
positionHeld professor at University of California, Santa Barbara ⓘ
research scientist with the U.S. Geological Survey ⓘ

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Penrose Medal → notableRecipient → Preston Cloud ⓘ
Preston Cloud → name → Preston Cloud ⓘ