Cyrus Cornelius Adams

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Cyrus Cornelius Adams
Cyrus Cornelius Adams
Born(1849-01-07)January 7, 1849
Naperville, Illinois, US
DiedMay 5, 1928(1928-05-05) (aged 79)
New York City, US
Alma materUniversity of Chicago, graduating in 1876.
OccupationGeographer

Cyrus Cornelius Adams (January 7, 1849 – May 5, 1928) was an American geographer, journalist, and author. Adams served as the second president of the American Association of Geographers and was a prominent member of the American Geographical Society. Adams began his career as a journalist, and did not have any formal geography education. Adams is noteworthy as an early economic geographer, and published textbooks on the topic.

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