Citizenship United States Role Geodesist Nationality United States Known for Isostasy | Fields geodesy Awards Victoria Medal Name John Hayford | |
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Institutions United States Coast and Geodetic Survey; Northwestern University, College of Engineering Alma mater Cornell University College of Engineering Notable awards Honorary doctorate from George Washington University 1918; Victoria Medal of the Royal Geographical Society 1924 Died March 10, 1925, Evanston, Illinois, United States Education Cornell University College of Engineering | ||
John Fillmore Hayford (May 19, 1868 – March 10, 1925) was an eminent United States geodesist. His work involved the study of isostasy and the construction of a reference ellipsoid for approximating the figure of the Earth. The crater Hayford on the far side of the Moon is named after him. Mount Hayford, a 1,871 m mountain peak near Metlakatla, Alaska, United States, is named after him. A biography of Hayford may be found in the Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, 16 (5), 1935.
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