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Bruce Charles Heezen

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American geologist (1924-1977)

United StatesLived 1924 to 1977 · aged 53
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Bruce Charles Heezen was an American geologist. He worked with oceanographic cartographer Marie Tharp at Columbia University to map the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in the 1950s.

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Painting of the Mid-Ocean Ridges by Heinrich Berann (1977) based on the scientific profiles of Marie Tharp and Bruce HeezenPainting of the Mid-Ocean Ridges by Heinrich Berann (1977) based on the scientific profiles of Marie Tharp and Bruce Heezen

Awards 4

1977Walter H. Bucher Medal
1975Francis P. Shepard Medal
1973Cullum Geographical Medal
1964Henry Bryant Bigelow Medal in Oceanography

Connected to Bruce 6

Hiroo KanamoriAlso won Walter H. Bucher MedalLouise BoydAlso won Cullum Geographical MedalBertram ThomasAlso won Cullum Geographical MedalW. Jason MorganAlso won Walter H. Bucher MedalHenry Bryant BigelowAlso won Henry Bryant Bigelow Medal in OceanographyRobert Sinclair DietzAlso won Francis P. Shepard Medal

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Country
United States
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1924 to 1977 · aged 53
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15 languages

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