Quote of the day
Bring me men to match my mountains,
Bring me men to match my plains,
Men with empires in their purpose,
And new eras in their brains.
Clarence King
Born: January 6, 1842
Died: December 24, 1901 (aged 59)
Bio: Clarence Rivers King was an American geologist, mountaineer, and author. He served as the first director of the United States Geological Survey from 1879 to 1881. King was noted for his exploration of the Sierra Nevada.
Known for:
- Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada (1871)
- Clarence King Memoirs
- Mountaineering in the Kings River Country
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