Author:Joseph William Winthrop Spencer

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Joseph William Winthrop Spencer
(1851–1921)

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Pioneer Canadian geomorphologist, known for his studies of glacial, proglacial lakes, and preglacial drainage systems in the Great Lakes. He taught at Hamilton Collegiate Institute (1877-1880), King's College, Nova Scotia (1880-1882), University of Missouri (1882-1888; he was professor and director of the Museum of Natural History) and University of Georgia (1888-1893; he was also appointed to the State Geological Survey). After this he became a consultant geologist in Washington, D.C. , but returned to Canada shortly before his death in 1921.

Works

Articles in Popular Science Monthly

1. "Niagara as a Time Piece" in Popular Science Monthly, 49 (May 1896)
2. "How the Great Lakes Were Built" in Popular Science Monthly, 49 (June 1896)

Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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