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Alexander Hamilton Rice

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American geographer and explorer (1875-1956)

United StatesHistorical FiguresLived 1875 to 1956 · aged 80
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Alexander Hamilton Rice was an American physician, geographer, and explorer of the Amazon Basin. He was a professor of geography at Harvard University from 1929 to 1952.

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Rice on his expedition of the Amazon River in 1919 and 1920Rice on his expedition of the Amazon River in 1919 and 1920Miramar, the home Eleanor Widener Rice planned with her first husband and completed with her secondMiramar, the home Eleanor Widener Rice planned with her first husband and completed with her secondThe yacht Alberta specially modified[7] for the Rices' Amazon explorations, on the North River leaving New York on November 16, 1916[8]The yacht Alberta specially modified[7] for the Rices' Amazon explorations, on the North River leaving New York on November 16, 1916[8]

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1939Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations
1914Patron’s Medal

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Alexander Hamilton Rice was an American physician, geographer, and explorer of the Amazon Basin. He was a professor of geography at Harvard University from 1929 to 1952. He was also founder and director of the Harvard Institute of Geographical Exploration and curator of the South American section of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology.

Country
United States
Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
deceased
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Lived 1875 to 1956 · aged 80
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