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Grove Karl Gilbert

Grove Karl Gilbert, American geologist and academic (died 1918)

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Born
May 6, 1843
Died
May 1, 1918
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1843

About Grove Karl Gilbert

Grove Karl Gilbert, known by the abbreviated name G. K. Gilbert in academic literature, was an American geologist. Geological Survey was created in 1879, he was appointed to the position of Senior Geologist and worked for the USGS until his death (including a term as acting director). He won the Wollaston Medal from the Geological Society of London in 1900.

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Grove Karl Gilbert timeline

  1. Geological Survey was created in 1879, he was appointed to the position of Senior Geologist and worked for the USGS until his death (including a term as acting director).
  2. He won the Wollaston Medal from the Geological Society of London in 1900.

The world when Grove Karl Gilbert was born

Grove Karl Gilbert was born in 1843. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1843

  • Best-selling bookA Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineGreat Migration on the Oregon Trail
  • Technology milestoneAda Lovelace writes first computer program (for Babbage engine)
  • World population~1.23B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJohn Tyler
  • U.S. population18.5M

1843 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Grove Karl Gilbert's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18432026
Population18.5M341 million

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