Harry Hammond Hess
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It sits within the topics 1906 births, 1969 deaths and 20th-century American people.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Harry
- Family name
- Hess
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Woods Hole
- Occupation
- geophysicist
- Employer
- University of Cape Town
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Feltrinelli Prize
- Academic degree
- doctorate
- Doctoral student
- Ronald Oxburgh, Baron Oxburgh
- Field of work
- geology
- Military branch
- United States Navy
- Military rank
- admiral
- Image
- Hess.gif
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- Commons category
- Harry Hammond Hess
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1906-05-24
- date of death
- 1969-08-25
- manner of death
- natural causes
- member of
- Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
- student
- John Tuzo Wilson
- place of burial
- Arlington National Cemetery
- influenced by
- Felix Andries Vening Meinesz
- name in native language
- Harry Hess
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1906 births1969 deaths20th-century American peopleAcademic staff of the University of Cape TownAmerican geophysicistsAsbury Park High School alumniBurials at Arlington National CemeteryMarine geophysicistsMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyPenrose Medal winnersPresidents of the Geological Society of AmericaPrinceton University facultyRutgers University facultyScientists from New York CityTectonicistsUnited States Navy rear admirals (upper half)Yale University alumni